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Symmetry
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Basic properties of symmetry are explored in this section.
- Related Resources
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Interactive resources from our Math Tools project:

Math 7: Geometry in the Plane: Symmetry
The closest match in our Ask Dr. Math archives:

Middle School: Two-Dimensional Geometry
NCTM Standards:

Geometry Standard for Grades 6-8
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Balancing Mobiles
- Suzanne Alejandre
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. Explore two Laws of Archimedes as you puzzle through a balanced mobile.
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Coloring a Hexagon
- Ranjan Rohatgi, Spencer Koerner, Suzanne Alejandre
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. How many different ways of coloring the hexagon are represented in
Spencer's drawing?
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Lillian's Lines
- Lillian Ray and Molly Ribble
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Students are asked to find how many square panes a path goes through
for a window of a
given size.
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Seesaw
- Suzanne Alejandre
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. How did the four friends balance on the seesaw?
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Symmetry Surprise
- Annie Fetter, Suzanne Alejandre
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 3. Identify the types of symmetries of each of three patterns.
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Twisting Carpet Tiles
- Suzanne Alejandre
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Pre-Algebra, difficulty level 2. For each of the two floors find the total number of degrees that the
sixteen tiles have been rotated.
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