'Tangram' Puzzle Cat (Rotations and Translations)

Use all geometric shapes below in order to recreate the cat shown. You can translate the shapes by dragging the blue points. You can rotate the shapes by dragging the green points with the mouse. Click the little icon in the upper right corner in order to reset the worksheet and start over.

If you had to explain to someone what "Translation" means. What would you tell them?

If you had to explain to someone what "Rotation" means. What would you tell them?

Explain how translations and rotations are similar.

Explain how translations and rotations are different.