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Symmetry: A Visual Presentation

Symmetry: A Visual Presentation. A PowerPoint Presentation created by Mrs. Gamache using the collection of web pages created by the Adrian Bruce and students of 6B http://www.adrianbruce.com. Line Symmetry. Shape has line symmetry when one half of it is the mirror image of the other half.

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Symmetry: A Visual Presentation

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  1. Symmetry:A Visual Presentation A PowerPoint Presentation created by Mrs. Gamache using the collection of web pages created by the Adrian Bruce and students of 6B http://www.adrianbruce.com

  2. Line Symmetry • Shape has line symmetry when one halfof it is the mirror image of the other half. • Symmetry exists all around us and many people see it as being a thing of beauty.

  3. Is a butterfly symmetrical?

  4. Line Symmetry exists in nature but you may not have noticed.

  5. At the  beach there are a variety of shells with line symmetry.

  6. Under the sea there are also many symmetrical objects such as these crabsand this starfish.

  7. Animals that have Line Symmetry Here are a few more great examples of mirror image in the animal kingdom.

  8. THESE MASKS HAVE SYMMETRY These masks have a line of symmetry from the forehead to the chin. The human face also has a line of symmetry in the same place.

  9. REFLECTION IN WATER If an object is reflected in water it is considered to have line symmetry along the waterline.

  10. The Taj Mahal Symmetry exists in architecture all around the world.  The best known example of this is the Taj Mahal.

  11. This photograph shows 2 lines of symmetry. One vertical, the other along the waterline. (Notice how the prayer towers, called minarets, are reflected in the water and side to side).

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