Math Games

Grade 5 - Geometry and Spatial Sense

Standard 5.GSS.3 - Practice identifying reflections, rotations and translations on a coordinate grid.

Included Skills:

Location and Movement
• locate an object using the cardinal directions (i.e., north, south, east, west) and a coordinate system (e.g., "If I walk 5 steps north and 3 steps east, I will arrive at the apple tree.");
• compare grid systems commonly used on maps (i.e., the use of numbers and letters to identify an area; the use of a coordinate system based on the cardinal directions to describe a specific location);
• identify, perform, and describe translations, using a variety of tools (e.g., geoboard, dot paper, computer program);
• create and analyse designs by translating and/or reflecting a shape, or shapes, using a variety of tools (e.g., geoboard, grid paper, computer program) (Sample problem: Identify translations and/or reflections that map congruent shapes onto each other in a given design.).