Mathematics / Year 5 / Measurement and Geometry / Location and transformation

• TLF-IDL350

Use grid references to find places on a map. Follow instructions to find four locations. As you go, look up the meaning of tricky words.

• TLF-IDA003148

This planning resource for Year 5 is for the topic of Position and location. Students use a grid coordinate system to locate and describe the position of objects, and use relevant positional and directional language to describe position and movement.

• TLF-IDM017703

This iPad app provides an experience of Taronga Zoo's stunning Wild Asia rainforest trail. Guided by volunteer researcher Heidi Greentree and a GPS map, students create a PDF field report using the photographs they have taken, observations made and information collected. This can be emailed for further research and discussion ...

• TLF-IDM019343

This is a teacher resource containing a series of inquiry teaching sequences about life on farms in Australia. It contains material to assist the planning, implementing and assessing a study of five primary industry sectors involved in food and fibre production. The tasks in this resource are based around illustrated maps ...

• TLF-IDA003841

Before GPS, there were many ways to navigate, including using the stars. In this resource, students and teachers will learn about celestial positions, the azimuth and altitude to shape their understanding of traditional navigational techniques.

• TLF-IDM016317

Selected links to online resources that can support the teaching and learning of geometry for primary-aged students.