In addition to looking for symmetry as you walk down the street, you might look for them in sports activities, public areas, or the classroom. Explore the symmetries in the work of artists, like M.C. Escher, who studied the symmetries found in Islamic art and applied them to his own work. Examine the symmetires found in public art, or in the craft work from various cultures. Create artistic designs utilizing symmetry. Symmetry ocurrs in writing as well as visual arts.
Poetry often repeats rhythmic structure.
The key idea is that symmetry is not monolithic, but appears in various forms, and that we can learn to distinguish the forms. Students may be questioned individually to see whether they can correctly name the symmetries present in a movement or visual pattern. Simple visual designs allow for written tests. For example, the letters p,q,d, and b, as the usually appear in many typefaces all exhibit symmetries of one another. Ask them to write a short paragraph detailing the differences and similarities between reflection and glide symmetries.