SIMMETRIX

Short description

Simmetrix is a mathematics/geometry game that helps students to form symmetrical figures on a board with a point of symmetry or symmetry lines.

Target audience

Grades: 6-8

Topics covered

Symmetry about a point, symmetry about an axis

Game description

Players have to build symmetry using game pieces of different shapes. There are three different variations of the game:

1) players build symmetry about any axis on the board;

2) players build symmetry about any point on the board;

3) players build symmetry both about an axis and a point.

The first player who makes at least 4 cell figure, which is symmetric about the axis or a point, wins.

Outcomes

Deepened symmetry understanding

Increased motivation to study symmetry

Skills learned

Strategic thinking

Duration: 15-20 minutes

Number of players: 2-8

Application possibilities

To introduce the subject before teaching symmetry

For review, after teaching symmetry