Year 8 Transformations Worksheets | Printable PDFs
Year 8 Transformations worksheets for Year 8 Maths (Key Stage 3). Students in Year 8 are typically aged 12–13. Students learn to enlarge shapes using a centre of enlargement and scale factor, as well as reflect shapes in the x-axis and y-axis.
Year 8 pupils also learn to translate shapes using column vector notation and describe transformations using mathematical language. They should be able to identify and perform enlargements, reflections and translations accurately on coordinate grids. For rotation worksheets, see Year 7 Transformations Worksheets.
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Enlargement
Reflection
Translations
For more Transformations Worksheets, see Year 9 Transformations Worksheets
For more Transformations Worksheets, see Year 7 Transformations Worksheets
Common Questions about Year 8 Transformations
What is a translation?
A translation moves a shape without changing its size or orientation.How is a translation described?
A translation is described using a vector that shows how far the shape moves horizontally and vertically.What stays the same during a translation?
The shape, size, angles and orientation all remain unchanged during a translation.
Year 8 Transformations Common Mistakes
Common Mistake 1
Moving the shape in the wrong direction.Common Mistake 2
Mixing up horizontal and vertical movement in the vector.Common Mistake 3
Changing the size or orientation of the shape.
Transformations Worksheets - Free Worksheets Above
Translations (A)
Translations (B)
Translation Trail