This led to some interesting conversations about whether the things that were photographed did actually have symmetry or not and if they did what lines of symmetry did they have (horizontal, vertical and/or oblique).
How good are you at identifying lines of symmetry? You might like to test yourself on this symmetry game.
We also learnt about rotational symmetry in maths and then went on to explore rotational symmetry in design during our art lesson.
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| Designed and created by Tom. |
We used a design created by Tom to predict if his shape would have rotational symmetry and if so what 'order' it would have. We then tested this by tracing around the outline of the shape and counting how many times the shape fit back into the outline as we rotated it a full turn.
You will find a website where you can create more rotationally symmetrical designs here: Rotational Symmetry Design.
