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Rotating a shape and describing a rotation

MA28-03

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In this lesson

Rotate a shape a given angle clockwise or anticlockwise about a stated centre, and give the full three-part description (centre, angle, direction) of a rotation between a shape and its image.

What it covers

  • Rotating a shape clockwise or anticlockwise through a given angle about a marked centre, using a tracing-paper mental model
  • Identifying the centre, angle and direction of a rotation from a shape and its image
  • Stating that anticlockwise is the positive convention
  • Giving the full three-part formal description: the word 'rotation', the angle and direction together, and the centre

Key words

For: Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1, OCR GCSE J560, Cambridge IGCSE 0580, AQA GCSE 8300, Edexcel GCSE 1MA1, Eduqas GCSE C300

On the specification

BoardSpecStatement
Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1F5.2AUnderstand that rotations are specified by a centre and an angle
Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1F5.2BRotate a shape about a point through a given angle
Edexcel IGCSE 4MA1F5.2CRecognise that an anti-clockwise rotation is a positive angle of rotation and a clockwise rotation is a negative angle of rotation
OCR GCSE J5609.01bRotate a simple shape clockwise or anti-clockwise through a multiple of 90° about a given centre of rotation.
Cambridge IGCSE 0580C7.1Transformations
Cambridge IGCSE 0580E7.1Transformations
AQA GCSE 8300G7Identify, describe and construct congruent and similar shapes, including on coordinate axes, by considering rotation, reflection, translation and enlargement
Edexcel GCSE 1MA1G7Identify, describe and construct congruent and similar shapes, including on coordinate axes, by considering rotation, reflection, translation and enlargement (including fractional scale factors)
Eduqas GCSE C300FG7Identify, describe and construct congruent and similar shapes, including on coordinate axes, by considering rotation, reflection, translation and enlargement (including fractional scale factors)
Eduqas GCSE C300HG7Identify, describe and construct congruent and similar shapes, including on coordinate axes, by considering rotation, reflection, translation and enlargement (including fractional and negative scale factors)
For teachers

This GCSE Maths lesson teaches rotating a shape and describing a rotation. By the end, students should be able to rotate a shape a given angle clockwise or anticlockwise about a stated centre, and give the full three-part description (centre, angle, direction) of a rotation between a shape and its image. It works through two worked examples and the mistakes examiners report.