Today for our last activity we had to play a game where we had to guess how many symmetrical sides can this shape make, here is the link to the site if you wanna check it out and give it a try: Click Here. I found this activity very exciting and fun because I like to do art and maths. I decided to try and do it digitally to make it easier! What I found challenging was rotating the images to be symmetrical.
For this activity I also made some google slides about it to make much more funner. My favorite slide would be the Radial slide because it was pretty easy to make besides the Bilateral one. What one did you like? Do you know the differences between them? The difference is that the Radial symmetry generates identical body halves around the centre, whereas! The bilateral symmetry generates only two sides, left and right.
Here are my google slides for this activity:
Mōrena Manvi, It's Mrs Williams here. I work in schools in Gisborne like Mrs Torrie does, who comes and visits St Mary's sometimes. Thank you so much for all the work you've put into your Summer Symmetry post. It's much easier for me to understand all the amazing terms you've used by looking at your images - I'm such a visual person. I'm so interested in hearing why you feel Google Slides are more fun to use... what is it about them that you enjoy so much? I really like the design of the radial symmetry too. I think the colours and images you used were really effective. Can you think of any naturally occurring designs that have radial symmetry as well?
ReplyDeleteKeep up the wonderful Summer Learning Journey posts, I'm really enjoying reading what you create.
Mrs Williams
Kia Ora Amie,
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I think google slides is very fun to use because it allows you to add multiple slides unlike google drawings, and you can add audios and videos! But in general I think google slides in fun.
I think maybe a starfish could have radial symmetry because of all of the corners, a clover and maybe a flower! What have you seen that has radial symmetry or bilateral symmetry?
Ma Te Wa,
Manvi.
Kia ora Manvi,
ReplyDeleteFiona here from the Summer Learning Journey team. It is so great to see all your awesome blogs over the summer!
I am very impressed by the slide deck you have created for the summer symmetry task - ka pai! I really like how you have compared radial and bilateral symmetry and highlighted the key differences between them. I think this maths activity is so much fun because it really highlights that everywhere we look, we see lines of symmetry!
One activity I really enjoy is going for a walk and trying to find symmetry in nature. Lots of insects and flowers have interesting symmetrical shapes. Can you think of any that you might find where you live?
Keep up the fantastic mahi!
Mā te wā,
Fiona (SLJ).
Kia Ora Fiona,
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I laos think this matches activity is very fun to do! I can definitely think of places to find symmetry in nature, maybe it can be your backyard or parks like the botanical gardens! What places do you normally like going to find symmetry in nature? What plants/flowers do you see in symmetry?
Ma Te Wa,
Manvi.
Kia ora Manvi,
ReplyDeleteThanks for your reply! You have asked me some great questions. I like going to the beach and looking at Rangitoto, which is the maunga formed from a volcano in Auckland. It has such an interesting shape! Have you seen it?
When I water my vegetable garden each evening I see symmetry in the leaves and flowers. Unfortunately my zucchini's are not looking very symmetrical at the moment!
Ka kite anō,
Fiona (SLJ)