Geometry: Glide Reflections

Objectives

• Students will use a pre-made .tns file to study the composition of isometric transformations.
• Students will reflect a translated figure to create a glide reflection.

Vocabulary

• glide
• reflection
• translation
• isometry

About the Lesson

This “create your own” activity is designed to be student-centered, with the teacher acting as a facilitator while students work cooperatively. The time varies for the activity depending on whether the TI-Nspire document (.tns file) is provided to or created by the students.