Learning Resource Type

Classroom Resource

Cyberchase: A Gift for Mother's Day

Subject Area

Mathematics

Grade(s)

4

Overview

Buzz, Hacker, and Delete watch a commercial that features perfectly symmetrical shapes in this activity that accompanies the Cyberchase video clip, "A Gift for Mother's Day." Students will see that when a shape is symmetrical, both parts on opposite sides of a dividing line correspond in size and shape.

    Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 4

    MA19.4.29

    Define a line of symmetry for a two-dimensional figure as a line across the figure such that the figure can be folded along the line into matching parts.

    Unpacked Content

    UP:MA19.4.29

    Vocabulary

    • Symmetry
    • Two dimensional figure
    • Line of symmetry

    Knowledge

    Students know:
    • Characteristics of lines of symmetry.

    Skills

    Students are able to:
    • Define a line of symmetry for a two-dimensional figure.
    • Identify and draw lines of symmetry for two-dimensional figures.

    Understanding

    Students understand that:
    • a line of symmetry divides a shape into two parts such that when folded on the line, the two parts match.
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    Learning Activity

    Resource Provider

    PBS
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