Geometric thinking resources

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.

Using grids, students enlarge shapes by different scale factors.

In this practical task, students use different colours to identify a variety of 2-dimensional shapes in a stained glass window pattern.

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 identify which of 5 triangles fits a given description.

Students complete a chart showing original shapes, rotation instructions, and the shapes after rotation.

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.

This task is about sorting shapes into different groups.

Students draw diagrams to demonstrate their understanding of three angle properties: angles at a point, adjacent angles on a straight line and vertically opposite angles.

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.

For this NEMP task students perform a range of tasks which cover aspects of symmetry, shape identification, enlargement, and right-angle recognition.