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Rotation Challenges

These challenges were created by
Glenda Pain
Port Wakefield Primary School
as part of a Maths on the Move program titled
Engineering 'aha' Moments in Number.

Stack the red board on top of the blue/yellow, press out the centre plugs.
Put them into the boards again to make an axle.
Rotation Challenge 1a
Then press out the three corners as shown.
Now predict what you will see if the red board is rotated ¼ Turn (90°) anti-clockwise.

No peeking now until you have thought about it.
But if you have...
Rotation Challenge 1b
and another ¼ Turn (90°) anti-clockwise?
Rotation Challenge 1c
and another ¼ Turn (90°) anti-clockwise?
Rotation Challenge 1d
and another ¼ Turn (90°) anti-clockwise?
Rotation Challenge 1e
Not too difficult perhaps...
but predict what you will see if this pattern is rotated ¼ Turn (90°) anti-clockwise.
Rotation Challenge 1f
Think ... then click here.