Geometric thinking resources

Students compare different types of quadrilateral shapes and answer questions about which of a pair is a special case of the other one.

For this NEMP task students perform a range of tasks involving symmetry, shape and angle identification, and reflection.

For this practical task students draw on isometric paper different views of a model they have constructed.

Students use isometric paper to complete drawings of 3-dimensional shapes.

Students use isometric paper to draw an isometric view of a 3-dimensional cubes model.

Students identify the viewpoint from which an isometric drawing of a plan of blocks has been drawn and then make their own isometric drawing from a different viewpoint.

Students identify the types of angles made by known landmarks.

Students identify towns and cities on a map using compass points.

Students show their understanding of reflection by drawing in the reflected images of four shapes along mirror lines.

This task requires students to indicate, in a table, the invariant properties of four transformations (translation, reflection, rotation, enlargement) of a picture of a traffic light.

On a grid, students enlarge the net for a box by a scale factor of 3.

In this practical task students use a ruler, a protractor, and a compass to enlarge an arrow by two given scale factors. They then complete a table to show the invariant properties.

Students identify the angles of rotation that enable shapes to fit onto themselves.

Students identify the invariant properties of a translated and an enlarged shape.

Students identify which transformations could have been performed on pairs of shapes.

Students draw lines of symmetry on everyday objects.

Students identify invariant properties for enlargement.

Students identify axes of symmetry, and angles of rotation.

Student reflect words in horizontal and vertical axes.

Students specify the smallest angle of rotation so a shape remains the same.

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

Students choose which transformation is being used to continue a pattern.

In this practical task, students use their understanding of the link between capacity and volume to make cardboard containers that hold 250ml and 500ml of water.

Students identify the order of rotational symmetry for a number of shapes.

Students enlarge shapes by whole number scale factors.