Traditionally, pupils are taught geometrical transformations by learning a set of skills they can apply to reflecting, rotating and enlarging shapes without giving the process too much thought. But what if they were to called upon to use those skills to solve a mathematical problem?
In this maths lesson by Colin Foster, that’s precisely what they’re tasked with doing…
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KS4 Maths Lesson Plan – Develop Spatial Awareness and Problem-Solving Skills by Exploring Two Successive Geometrical Transformations
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