Geometric thinking resources

Students identify the axes of symmetry, and the order of symmetry of four geometrical shapes. The information is recorded in a table.

Students complete a table about angle properties of four geometrical shapes.

Students are required to identify right angles in a series of diagrams, using their knowledge of angle properties relating to circles and tangents.

Students use their knowledge of the sum of the interior angles of polygons to work out unknown angles for a variety of 2-dimensional shapes.

Students use their knowledge of the angle between a tangent and radius property and the sum of the angles in a quadrilateral to work out unknown angles in a diagram and explain their workings.

Students identify the correct resultant vector of two component vectors, and also identify the correct diagram of a vector that is written in column form.

Students identify which of 5 triangles fits a given description.

Students identify which square, from a selection of five, is the original square resized by a given scale factor.

Students identify some interior right angled triangles in a 2-dimensional drawing of a cube.

Students use the angle properties of parallel lines to work out angles in a grid of parallel streets with one angle given.

Students use the angle between a tangent and a radius property and the base angles in an isosceles triangle property to find an unknown angle and to explain why line segments are of equal size.

Students use the angle-in-a-semicircle property, and the sum of the angles in a triangle to find unknown angles.

Students use their knowledge of the interior angles of regular polygons, isosceles triangles, and parallelograms to work out unknown angles for a variety of 2-dimensional shapes.

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

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.

For this task students are required to record, in a table, the compass bearings of objects shown on a submarine radar screen. Distances from the submarine are also recorded.

From three different sized animal pictures and their enlargements, students are required to identify the scale factor and the length of an unknown side.

In a shape made up of triangles, students identify lines of symmetry for pairs of triangles and identify pairs of triangles which reflect through a line of symmetry.

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

Students build a rectangular prism and identify some of the interior right-angled triangles.

Using the context of carpark lines, students are required to apply their knowledge of angles on parallel lines to calculate unknown angles and identify a non-parallel line from a selection of lines.

Students use vectors and select correct vector diagrams for practical problems.

Students use their knowledge of angle properties of parallel lines and angles on a straight line to identify similar angles and to calculate the sum of three angles giving appropriate explanations.

Students complete statements which explore the relationship between scale factor enlargements and length, area, and volume of 2 and 3 dimensional shapes.