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Describe the features of three-dimensional objects (ACMMG043)

Elaborations
  • identifying geometric features such as the number of faces, corners or edges
General capabilities
  • Literacy Literacy
  • Numeracy Numeracy
ScOT terms

Solids (Geometry)

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First steps in mathematics: Space

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This guide supports teachers to develop students’ geometric understandings.

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Guess My Shape or Object - Calculate

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The focus of this activity is to encourage and support students to describe two dimensional shapes and three dimensional objects according to their features or properties.

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Geometry: Foundation to Year 9

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This comprehensive resource describes the progression of geometric reasoning. The resource demonstrates examples of relevant teaching strategies, investigations, activity plans and connected concepts in geometry including teaching and cultural implications.

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Categorisation

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Use this task to assess students’ knowledge and understanding of properties of shapes, and language they use when describing common features.

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Pattern Blocks - Calculate

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This activity uses pattern blocks to explore patterns and the relationship between numbers. Students use the blocks to create and describe other shapes and since the blocks are relational they can be used for other investigations. For example, turn the blocks into units – if the triangle is one what is the value of the hexagon?

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First steps in mathematics: Measurement – Book 2

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A guide to teaching about measurement including indirect measuring, and estimating.

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Out and about

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Students interpret simple maps and identify the relative positions of key features.

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The school delivery

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Use this task to assess language the student uses to describe position, direction and pathways in familiar environments.

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Which is the longest?

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Students compare and order several shapes and objects based on length, area, volume and capacity using appropriate uniform informal units.

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Shape search

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Students identify a variety of four-sided shapes and describe the features of squares, rectangles, rhombuses and kites.

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Measurement: Foundation to Year 9

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This comprehensive resource describes the progression of measurement ideas. The resource demonstrates examples of relevant teaching strategies, investigations, activity plans and connected concepts in measurement including teaching and cultural implications.

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First steps in mathematics: Measurement – Book 1

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The content of this book is organised into topics including understanding units, and direct measuring.

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Tracking triangles

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Students identify a variety of three-sided shapes and describe the features of all triangles.

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Pour to decide

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Use this diagnostic task to assess if students know about capacity and comparing containers based on how much they hold.

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Snail trails

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Refer to the diagnostic task for a guide on how to conduct a one-on-one interview where the student is asked to measure length by choosing an informal unit.

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Measurement (Measure My Island) - Calculate

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This activity allows students to learn about measuring by measuring attributes of irregular shapes. The use of informal units is an important step in order to develop understandings of what it looks like when measuring the attributes of length, perimeter and area.

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Space Race Game (Introducing Algorithmic Thinking) - Calculate

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Space Race is a simple board game that teachers can use to introduce the concept of algorithmic sequencing to students. The teaching points provided with the game assist teachers to introduce the use of an algorithm (a simple set of mathematical instructions) to describe the trajectory of an object across a grid plane from ...

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How Full Is a Bucket? - Calculate

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This team-based game challenges students to use metric units of volume and to make capacity estimates for various containers.

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Stand up, sit down - Calculate

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This game focuses on listening and matching shape properties to the correct shape, and using mathematical vocabulary to describe shapes.

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Length Year 2 - Calculate

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The focus of this activity is to find out what students know and understand about length. By Year 2 students need to begin to move beyond a familiar definition of length and must begin to see the importance of using uniform units.

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