Symmetry All Around US

This butterfly is because you can fold a picture of it in half and see that both sides match.

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Answer explanation

The wings match! Something has symmetry if it can be split into two mirror-image halves.

Where do you see symmetry in real life?

• Hives of honeybees are made of a hexagonal shape.

• A parallelogram

• Snowflakes in winter.

• A hockey stick

Answer explanation

A honeybee hive is made up of hundreds of hexagons. A hexagon has lines of symmetry.

Match the following symmetrical images.

• 3 lines of symmetry

• A shape with the most symmetrical lines

• B, C, E, K, X

• Letters with vertical lines of symmetry.

• A, H, I, M, O, U, V

• A shape with exactly 1 symmetrical line.

• A kite

• Letters with horizontal lines of symmetry.

• A circle

• Snowflakes in winter

Tell me one characteristic of symmetry and an example of an object that has the characteristic.

Which image is an example of parallel lines?

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Name a vocabulary word that we used to describe symmetry.

Draw a symmetrical image below.

How many lines of symmetry des a heart have?

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Answer explanation

When you fold the heart in half it is symmetrical. If you fold the heart from the bottom to the top, it is not symmetrical.

Tell me one thing you remember about parallel lines.

Which project was the most fun to do for this lesson?

• Origami project

• Create a 2-dimensional figure

• Design a tile

• This quiz