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[2] Explain to students that many different art forms use types of symmetry. Show some examples. The last example will be of a birch bark biting. This will help to introduce the video of Rosella Carney creating a traditional birch bark biting. Get students to create their own version of birch bark bitings but as a snowflake. They can fold paper into however they want and cut pieces out of the paper and unfold it to make a snowflake. Then, students must use a ruler to draw and identify the lines of symmetry and say if it has radial symmetry. Also get students to record on a chart the number of folds vs the number of lines of symmetry. This is a way to introduce how the two relate. Another way of doing this, instead of using paper and scissors, is using patty paper to create a pattern when folded. Patty paper is what is put between hamburger patties when they are frozen and can be bought at a grocery store. When folded, they leave a nice crease and show a darker line where it was folded. Indicators: Describe examples of the use and significance of line and rotation symmetry in First Nations and Métis art. Create or provide an artwork (such as paintings or dance) that demonstrates line and rotation symmetry, and identify the lines of symmetry and the order and angle of rotation. [Nine] 
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