Geometric thinking resources

Students draw reflections of an object with a mirror line.

Students identify which transformations could have been used one shape onto another.

Students identify shape properties in a range of different shapes.

From two different street sign pictures and their enlargements, students are to identify the scale factor of each enlargement and either a missing length or the missing factor when enlarging the area.

Students predict which 3-dimensional shapes nets will make and then fold nets to identify the shapes.

Students enlarge shapes by specified increases in each dimension.

In this practical task students use multi-link cubes to construct two 3-dimensional models from pictures of each model from two different viewpoints.

In this practical task, students use multi-link cubes to construct two 3-dimensional models from pictures of each model from two different viewpoints.

In this practical task students use straws to construct skeleton models of 3-dimensional shapes from given drawings.

Students continue tessellating patterns which all use the same base shape.

Students use their knowledge of transformation to complete an enlargement of a bird by a scale factor of two.

Students use a template to complete three rotations of a bird in the cage. The same template is used to draw the reflection of the bird using the mirror line shown on the cage.

Students identify shapes that have been projected on a screen.

Students write down the names of the 2-dimensional shapes that a Geo Bird is constructed from.

Students identify the 2-dimensional shape that cross-sectional slices of food make.

In this practical task students predict what the widthwise and lengthwise cross-sections of a selection of fruit and vegetables would look like.

Student identify the direction and amount of rotation a shape has undergone.

Students draw shapes to continue tessellation patterns.

Students design school library badges by creating four symmetrical patterns using 2-dimensional shapes. A display board template is included for students to put their work on.

Students draw in the reflected images of two sketches along a given mirror line.

Students cut and glue shapes to complete patterns involving translation, reflection and rotation.

Students use given shapes to cover grids in tessellating patterns.

Students select the correct way to describe where a toy is located on a shelf.

Students match three dimensional shapes with nets that could be folded to make them.

This task requires students to calculate the size of angles using their knowledge of angles and parallel lines: alternate angles, corresponding angles and co-interior angles. Understanding of adjacent angles on a straight line is also required.