GM3-3: Classify plane shapes and prisms by their spatial features.
Elaboration on this Achievement Objective
This means students will be able to define the characteristics of things and use these characteristics as a basis for sorting. Plane figures are those that lie flat, so have only two dimensions. So circles, triangles, and hexagons are all plane shapes. At Level Three students should be able to classify plane shapes by the following characteristics: number of sides and angles (for example all triangles have three sides), parallel or non-parallel sides (for example a trapezium has one pair of parallel sides), equal or unequal side length, angle size (less than, equal to, greater than a right angle), lines of mirror symmetry and order of rotational symmetry (for example a square maps onto itself four times in a full turn). Prisms are solid shapes that have a fixed cross-section. A loaf of bread can be seen as a rectangular prism since the slices are the same rectangle. So prisms are classified by their cross-section, for example a triangular prism has triangular cross-sections. In this way a cylinder can be seen as a type of prism though its cross-section is a circle.
Teaching resources for this Achievement Objective
Level Three
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
These are level 3 number, algebra, and geometry problems from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 3 geometry activity from the Figure it Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Three
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
These are level 3 number, and geometry problems from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a Level 3 Geometry activity from the Figure It Out Series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Three
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
These are level 3 number and geometry problems from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Three
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
These are level 3 number and geometry problems from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Student e-Ako
This interactive learning module supports students to learn about the names and feature of two- and three-dimensional shapes.
Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 3 geometry activity from the Figure it Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a Level 3 Geometry activity from the Figure It Out Series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Three
Integrated
Units of Work
This unit seeks to connect learning outcomes, and provide problem solving opportunities across all five content strands, number, geometry, statistics, algebra, and measurement. The context of houses is used to develop concepts such as drawing and modelling 3-dimensional objects, using co-ordinate...
Level Three
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
These are level 3 number and geometry problems from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 3 geometry activity from the Figure it Out series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 3 geometry activity from the Figure It Out theme series.
Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a Level 3 Geometry activity from the Figure It Out Series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Three
Integrated
Units of Work
This unit builds the learning of mathematics around celebrations of Matariki, the Māori New Year. The sessions provide meaningful contexts that highlight Māori culture and provide powerful learning opportunities that connect different strands of mathematics.
Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a level 3 link geometry activity from the Figure It Out series.
Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
These are level 3 geometry problems from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
This is a Level 3 Geometry activity from the Figure It Out Series. A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Three
Integrated
Figure It Out activities
These are level 3 statistics, geometry, algebra, and number problems from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit students develop a further understanding of two-dimensional representations of three-dimensional shapes through creating drawings and artworks that explore shapes from different viewpoints.
Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Rich learning activities
The purpose of this activity is to engage students in solving a problem requiring identifying and using regular polygons.
Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Rich learning activities
The purpose of this activity is to engage students in using the properties of irregular polygons to solve a problem.
Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit students make and investigate a variety of polyhedra (3D objects) with a focus on making nets.
Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Figure It Out activities
These are level 3 geometry problems from the Figure It Out series.A PDF of the student activity is included.
Level Three
Geometry and Measurement
Units of Work
In this unit students make and investigate a variety of three dimensional shapes. By examining a wide range of shapes and looking at the relationship between the numbers of faces, edges and vertices they see whether they can “discover” Euler’s famous formula.