Students also learned about the history of kaleidoscopes and that each image can never be repeated. We all agreed that each kaleidoscope image showed radial symmetry like this one below.
Then, we talked about geometric vs. organic shapes (a tricky concept!)
Geometric shapes such as circles, triangles or squares have perfect, uniform measurements and don't often appear in nature.
Organic shapes are associated with things from the natural world, like plants and animals.
After students folded paper and cut out both geometric and organic shapes, they glued down the pieces to black paper. They came out beautiful! Can you find the radial symmetry below?
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