Geometric thinking resources

In this practical task, students use drawings to identify the number of multi-link cubes needed to construct 3-dimensional pieces of furniture. They then construct the pieces.

Students draw lines on shapes to show how they have been constructed from four smaller shapes.

Students identify triangles that have a right angle and an angle greater than a right angle.

Students draw cross-sections of different buildings.

Students identify equilateral, isosceles, scalene and right angled triangles.

Students draw cross-sections of different foods.

Students answer questions about the journey of an ant along the edge of a tetrahedron.

Students draw five different views of a 3-dimensional cube model.

Students identify the number of faces, edges and vertices for different 3-dimensional shapes.

Students use a net of a cube to identify opposite faces and what the cube would look like when constructed.

In this practical task students use a grid squares overlay to estimate the area of six shapes by counting the number of squares each shape covers.

Students identify the types of triangles made by everyday objects.

Students draw reflections of shapes in given mirror lines.

Students draw lines of symmetry on everyday objects.

In this practical task, students work in small groups to present a dance based on geometric concepts.

Students identify which of the three transformations (rotation, reflection, translation) were not used to create repeating koru patterns.

In this practical task, students use three different views of a 3-dimensional shape to help them design a net and construct a model of a pyramid.

Students use their knowledge of angle properties to identify missing angles identified on a street map.

Students categorise 3-dimensional objects into cubes, cuboids (rectangular prisms), cylinders, cones, spheres, and pyramids.

Students draw reflections of three shapes in mirror lines.

Students use Pythagoras' theorem to find the unknown sides of right-angled triangles in three practical problems.

Students use Pythagoras' theorem to decide whether triangles are right-angled based on the lengths of their sides.

Students identify the parts of a circle that lines on familiar signs and objects make.

Students identify nets that can fold to make a cube and explain how they know.

Students match pictures of 2- and 3-dimensional shapes with their correct names.