Lesson: Translations Mathematics • 8th Grade

In this lesson, we will learn how to translate a point or a simple shape on a grid and describe a translation using up, down, right, and left.

Lesson Plan

Students will be able to

translate a point on a grid,
translate a shape on a grid by translating one vertex at a time,
describe the translation of an object on a grid using the words left, right, up, and down,
recognize that the dimensions of a shape do not change when being translated.

Lesson Worksheet

Q1:

Describe the single transformation that would map triangle onto triangle in the given figure.

Q2:

A line segment with a length of 5 is translated three left and two down. What is the length of its image?

Q3:

Hannah wants to change the location of her rectangular desk. If she moves it only by a translation, will it fit exactly into one of the other corners of the room?