| Symmetry |
| Symmetries are patterns you can find hidden within many objects that create balance, order, and a pleasing regularity in the world around us. |
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In his passion for symmetry, Dr. Marbles has created Symmetria, a harmonious cyberplace where everything is made symmetrical by a symmetrizer. Hacker steals the machine and reprograms it so that he can undo symmetry. The kids must master the properties of symmetry before Hacker destroys beauty, balance and harmony throughout all of cyberspace!
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This Takes the Cake
Harry gets a job as a cake decorator at a fancy French bakery. His assignment? To make a cake with one side a perfect mirror image of the other.
Math Message: Symmetries are patterns that we can find or create. They have balance and order pleasing to the eye.
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Monkey Map
This lesson uses a map grid to develop an understanding of coordinates. As they invent a story and find a route to a stolen simian, students will go ape for this mapping activity!
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Symmetrizer
This activity introduces the player to reflections and angles through experimentation with a kaleidoscope. By moving the mouse through the kaleidoscope, the player can observe the reflections in 4 squares which have been divided into 8 triangular mirrored panels. The experimental nature of the activity is exciting, and is accompanied by a good explanation of how the reflections are constructed in a kaleidoscope.
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A Gift for Mother's Day
In this activity, kids create a card that features a symmetrical design.
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