A cartoon shows a male teacher wearing a tie in a classroom. He stands next to a TV. Behind him, a green board reads "Reflection, rotation, translation."

The Teacher says TODAY CLASS WE ARE
TRANSFORMING!
WHAT'S THAT?
UH NO, NOT
INTO GIANT ROBOTS.
UH YES, THAT WOULD
BE REALLY NEAT
BUT I PROMISE
YOU THIS VIDEO
ON TRANSFORMING IS
JUST AS GREAT.

He turns on the TV and a clip shows geometric shapes moving and turning.

A song plays WHEN YOU MOVE
A SHAPE
IT'S CALLED
A TRANSFORMATION
ROTATIONS REFLECTIONS
AND TRANSLATIONS
WHEN YOU MOVE A
SHAPE IT'S SO MUCH FUN
ROTATIONS REFLECTIONS
AND TRANSLATIONS
WHEN YOU
TURN A SHAPE
DIRECTION THIS
WAY OR THAT
IT'S CALLED
A ROTATION TURN
IT CAREFULLY YEAH
REALLY SMOOTH
AROUND A SPECIFIC
POINT THAT DOES NOT MOVE
IF YOU FLIP A
SHAPE JUST
LIKE
THIS ONE OVER
AN INVISIBLE LINE IT'S
CALLED A REFLECTION
THINK OF A MIRROR
AND YOU'LL BE FINE
DO IT CAREFULLY AND
TAKE YOUR TIME
NOW IF YOU SLIDE A
SHAPE IN ANY DIRECTION
FROM PLACE TO PLACE
IT'S CALLED
A TRANSLATION
THE SHAPE STAYS
THE SAME
NO FLIPPING
NO TURNING
WOW TRANSFORMATIONS
YOU'RE LEARNING
WHEN YOU
MOVE A SHAPE
IT'S CALLED A
TRANSFORMATION
ROTATIONS REFLECTIONS
AND TRANSLATIONS
WHEN YOU
MOVE A SHAPE
IT'S SO MUCH
FUN
ROTATIONS
REFLECTIONS
AND TRANSLATIONS
AWW YEAH

The song ends.

The Teacher says IF EVERYONE
COULD ROTATE TO SEE ME,
I WOULD REALLY LIKE
TO REFLECT
ON
THAT LESSON.
DO YOU THINK THAT
IT TRANSLATES
INTO OUR
DAILY LIVES?
[Crickets chirping]
UH OKAY, I'LL
STOP BUT REMEMBER,
THAT WITHOUT GEOMETRY LIFE
IS POINTLESS -
GET IT?
UH, ANYONE?

[Bell ringing]

The TVO Kids logo appears.

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