Geometric thinking resources

Students identify which net, when folded, would look like the 3-dimensional shape shown.

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

In this practical task students design a net for a lidded cardboard box to hold 3 "chocolate bars" represented by hundreds blocks. They then cut out and construct the box.

Students cut out tangram shapes and arrange them to fit two different ways into rectangle outlines and once into a triangle outline.

Students identify the number of faces for different 3-dimensional models.

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

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

Students identify shapes that have one or more right angles.

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 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.

Students draw reflections of shapes in given mirror lines.

Students draw lines of symmetry on everyday objects.

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

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

Using grids, students enlarge shapes by different scale factors.

Students cut out tangram shapes and arrange them to fit into the outline of three different drawings of everyday items.

Students decide whether shapes rectangles or not and explain their reasoning.

Students continue tessellation patterns of a rectangular shape.

Students draw in three 3-dimensional shapes on a grid from the view shown.

This task requires students to identify the shape name, the number of faces, edges and vertices of a selection of everyday objects.

Students draw lines of symmetry on road sign pictures.

Student select shapes that are similar but not squares and explain what makes them squares or not.