Patterns and Symmetry

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Patterns and Symmetry

• First Grade
• North Mississippi GK8

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Review What is a Pattern? Do you remember
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Patterns

• Four important ways to create a pattern
• Color
• Size
• Shape
• Order

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Patterns Around You

• What patterns can you identify
• From Everyday Life
• In the Class Room

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Why Are Patterns Important?

• Life Patterns (plants, animals, humans, etc.)
• Time
• Architecture
• Science (Math, CS, etc.)

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Examples
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Pattern is based on color and shape ABCABC
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Pattern is based only on Shape ABCDABCD
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Pattern is based only on Size ABBABBA
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What is Missing?

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Symmetry What is Symmetry?
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Magic Line of Symmetry
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Both Sides of the Line of Symmetry are the Same!
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You can have more than one Line Of Symmetry!
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Sometimes there is not a line of symmetry. We
cannot say these shapes are symmetric!
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Symmetry Worksheet
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