Rotation Help
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		1. Rotational symmetry Introducing the idea of rotation and possibly - the order of rotational symmetry or the angles turned through to match up the vertices.
		2. Rotational symmetry A rotation of 180 degrees. Can you make the blue shape cover the yellow shape?
		3. Angles of rotation Quarter turns (90 degrees), half turns (180 degrees), three-quarter turns (270 degrees) and full turns (360 degrees). Pick an angle of rotation and estimate where the blue triangle should be positioned.
		4. Angles of rotation Angles measured in degrees anticlockwise. Move the "angle of rotation = ..." display to the right so the angle itself is off-screen and get pupils to estimate angles.
		5. Rotation puzzle Find the angle that makes a regular hexagon. [Answer = 60 degrees.]
		6. Rotation jigsaw Find the angle and centre that fits the yellow triangle into the gap. [Answer: centre at (5,0), angle about 125-6 degrees]
		7. Rotation jigsaw Find the angle and centre that fits the purple triangle into the gap. [Answer: centre at (5,0), angle about 121-2 degrees]
		8. Rotation puzzle Find the angle and centre that rotates the yellow to the purple quadrilateral. [Answer: centre at (3.7, 8.2), angle about 212 degrees]
		9. Rotation construction Construct the centre of the rotation.
		10. Rotation construction Construct the centre of the rotation.