Rotations

problem

Tiles in a Public Building

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

1 out of 3

What is the same and what is different about these tiling patterns and how do they contribute to the floor as a whole?
game

Penta Play

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

2 out of 3

A shape and space game for 2, 3 or 4 players. Be the last person to be able to place a pentomino piece on the playing board.
problem

Flip

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

2 out of 3

Can you picture where this letter "F" will be on the grid if you flip it in these different ways?
problem

Clock Hands

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

3 out of 3

This investigation explores using different shapes as the hands of the clock. What things occur as the the hands move.
problem

Transformation Tease

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

3 out of 3

What are the coordinates of this shape after it has been transformed in the ways described? Compare these with the original coordinates. What do you notice about the numbers?
problem

Peg Rotation

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

3 out of 3

Can you work out what kind of rotation produced this pattern of pegs in our pegboard?
problem

So It's Times!

Age

7 to 14

Challenge level

3 out of 3

How will you decide which way of flipping over and/or turning the grid will give you the highest total?
problem

Decoding Transformations

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

1 out of 3

See the effects of some combined transformations on a shape. Can you describe what the individual transformations do?
problem

Notes on a Triangle

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

1 out of 3

Can you describe what happens in this film?
problem

Flagged Up

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

1 out of 3

Weekly Problem 31 - 2008
The flag is given a half turn anticlockwise about the point O and is then reflected in the dotted line. What is the final position of the flag?