🌿 Part 1: Koru Symmetry (Tapatahi)

1. Look at these koru patterns. Which ones show symmetry? Circle your answers.

Koru A (mirror image koru facing each other)

Koru B (single koru)

Koru C (two identical koru side by side)

Koru D (koru reflected across a line)

2. Complete the symmetrical koru pattern. Draw the missing half to make it symmetrical across the dotted line.

3. Draw a line of symmetry through this koru design:

4. Which transformation makes two koru look like mirror images?

Flip (Huringa)

Turn (Takatahi)

Slide (Nekehanga)

🔄 Part 2: Transformations (Huringa)

5. Show what happens when you FLIP this koru across the dotted line. Draw the result in the grid box.

6. Show what happens when you SLIDE this koru 3 squares to the right. Draw the new position.

7. Turn (rotate) this koru pattern a quarter turn clockwise. Draw what it looks like after turning.

8. Match the te reo Māori words with their English meanings:

Huringa

Nekehanga

Tapatahi

Slide

Flip

Symmetry

9. Design your own symmetrical koru pattern in the space below. Make sure both sides match perfectly!

10. Describe one transformation you could do to your koru pattern. Use the words flip, slide, or turn.

11. Explain what symmetry means using your own words:

Symmetry means when ________________________________

________________________________________________