recognise and use combinations of transformations to create tessellations and other geometric patterns, using dynamic geometric software where appropriate

How Bloomi helps with this

This is a readiness-year topic that builds towards the next NAPLAN year. Bloomi practises it as curriculum mastery, never test drilling.

What this looks like in the classroom

• using digital tools to create tessellations of shapes, including paver and tiling patterns, describing the transformations used and discussing why these shapes tessellate; identifying shapes or combinations of shapes that will or will not tessellate, answering questions such as, “Do all triangles tessellate
• designing a school or brand logo using the transformation of one or more shapes and describing the transformations used
• using dynamic geometric software and digital tools to experiment with transformations; for example, to demonstrate when the order of transformations produces different results; experimenting with transformations and their application to fractals