Rotational Symmetry

All 2 dimensional shapes have some rotational symmetry. The degree

of rotational symmetry that an object has is known as its order.
For shapes that have order 2 rotational symmetry or higher, a single
centre of rotation can be located.
For shapes that have only order 1 rotational symmetry a centre of
rotation can be found anywhere within it.

Order 1 Order 2 Order 3 Order 4

The order of rotational symmetry that an object has is the number of
times that it fits on to itself during a full rotation of 360 degrees.
 Rotational Symmetry
The order of
rotational symmetry
that an object has is
the number of times
that it fits on to itself
during a full rotation
of 360 degrees.
Order 1
 Rotational Symmetry
The order of 2
rotational symmetry
that an object has is
the number of times
that it fits on to itself
during a full rotation
of 360 degrees. 1
Order 1 Order 2
 Rotational Symmetry
The order of 2
rotational symmetry
that an object has is
the number of times
that it fits on to itself
during a full rotation
of 360 degrees. 1
Order 1 Order 2
3

2 1

Order 3
 Rotational Symmetry
The order of 2
rotational symmetry
that an object has is
the number of times
that it fits on to itself
during a full rotation
of 360 degrees. 1
Order 1 Order 2
3
3 4

2 1
2 1
Order 3 Order 4
 Rotational Symmetry
What is the order of rotational symmetry of the shape below?
 Rotational Symmetry
What is the order of rotational symmetry of the shape below?
5

4 1

3 Order 5 2
 Rotational Symmetry
What is the order of rotational symmetry of the shape below?
 Rotational Symmetry
What is the order of rotational symmetry of the shape below?

5 1

4 2

3
Order 6
 Equilateral Triangle
An equilateral triangle has rotational symmetry of order ?

Regular Polygons
 Rectangle
A rectangle has rotational symmetry of order ?

Rectangle
 Rectangle
A rectangle has rotational symmetry of order ? 2

1
 Isosceles Trapezium
An isosceles trapezium has rotational symmetry of order ?

Isos Trapezium
 Isosceles Trapezium
An isosceles trapezium has rotational symmetry of order ? 1

1
 Rotational Symmetry
State the order of rotational symmetry for each shape below:
1 2 3 4

Order 6 Order 2 Order 3 Order 2

5 6 7 8

Order 1 Order 3 Order 2 Order 5

9 10 11 12

Questions
Order 4 Order 1
1 Order 6 Order 8
 Rotational Symmetry
State the order of rotational symmetry for each shape below:
1 2 3 4

5 6 7 8

9 10 11 12

Worksheet 1