FlipsYou can create a pattern with mirror symmetry by taking and flipping your image over and over again. The blue lines are mirror lines.
A pattern with mirror symmetry:
Activity: Make Wrapping Paper1. Choose a shape--square or triangle.2. Use the empty shape to mark the corners and make a grid of your shape.  3. Choose a sponge and frame or two and a color or two and make a pattern on your paper. |
Wrapping Paper SymmetrySlidesYou can make a pattern with slide symmetry by repeating a picture over and over again. Each repeat is the same distance from the one before it.
Or slide it down... |
TurnsYou can create a pattern with rotation symmetry by turning your picture through some set angle. Question: What happens if you turn the smiley face 120o three times in a row? A pattern with rotation symmetry:  |
Or some combination of down and across...
You can make your pattern more exciting by using different
colors or different figures.