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Construct-a- snowflake

Construct-a- snowflake. What do all snowflakes have in common?. What shape are snowflakes based on?. All snowflakes are based on regular hexagons. How many lines of symmetry do snowflakes have?. 6 lines of symmetry. What is the order of rotational symmetry of a snowflake?.

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Construct-a- snowflake

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  1. Construct-a- snowflake

  2. What do all snowflakes have in common?

  3. What shape are snowflakes based on? All snowflakes are based on regular hexagons

  4. How many lines of symmetry do snowflakes have? 6 lines of symmetry

  5. What is the order of rotational symmetry of a snowflake? A snowflake has rotational symmetry of order 6

  6. Construct-a-snowflake Start by drawing a circle

  7. Construct-a-snowflake Mark the centre faintly

  8. Construct-a-snowflake Draw in a faint radius

  9. Construct-a-snowflake With your compasses, draw an arc the same length as the radius

  10. Construct-a-snowflake And another ...

  11. Construct-a-snowflake And another ...

  12. Construct-a-snowflake And another ...

  13. Construct-a-snowflake And one more

  14. Construct-a-snowflake Join up the points to create the hexagon

  15. Construct-a-snowflake Why does this method produce a regular hexagon?

  16. Construct-a-snowflake Draw in the 6 lines of symmetry

  17. Construct-a-snowflake Now design half a point of your snowflake

  18. Construct-a-snowflake And finally, use tracing paper to reflect it across the mirror lines

  19. Construct-a-snowflake

  20. Your snowflake will look great against a brightly coloured background!

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