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Syllabus links

This Sites2See supports the NSW Mathematics K-10 Syllabus strand Measurement and Geometry (Three-Dimensional Space, Two-Dimensional Space, Angles, Position).

Working Mathematically and other outcomes:

Early Childhood:

  • MAe-1WM describes mathematical situations using everyday language, actions, materials and informal recordings
  • MAe-3WM uses concrete materials and/or pictorial representations to support conclusions
  • MAe-14MG manipulates, sorts and represents three-dimensional objects and describes them using everyday language
  • MAe-15MG manipulates, sorts and describes representations of two-dimensional shapes, including circles, triangles, squares and rectangles, using everyday language
  • MAe-16MG describes position and gives and follows simple directions using everyday language

Stage 1:

  • MA1-1WM describes mathematical situations and methods using everyday and some mathematical language, actions, materials, diagrams and symbols
  • MA1-3WM supports conclusions by explaining or demonstrating how answers were obtained
  • MA1-14MG sorts, describes, represents and recognises familiar three-dimensional objects, including cones, cubes, cylinders, spheres and prisms
  • MA1-15MG manipulates, sorts, represents, describes and explores two-dimensional shapes, including quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons and octagons
  • MA1-16MG represents and describes the positions of objects in everyday situations and on maps

Stage 2:

  • MA2-1WM uses appropriate terminology to describe, and symbols to represent, mathematical ideas
  • MA2-3WM checks the accuracy of a statement and explains the reasoning used
  • MA2-14MG makes, compares, sketches and names three-dimensional objects, including prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones and spheres, and describes their features
  • MA2-15MG manipulates, identifies and sketches two-dimensional shapes, including special quadrilaterals, and describes their features
  • MA2-16MG identifies, describes, compares and classifies angles
  • MA2-17MG uses simple maps and grids to represent position and follow routes, including using compass directions

Stage 3:

  • MA3-1WM describes and represents mathematical situations in a variety of ways using mathematical terminology and some conventions
  • MA3-2WM selects and applies appropriate problem-solving strategies, including the use of digital technologies, in undertaking investigations
  • MA2-3WM gives a valid reason for supporting one possible solution over another
  • MA3-14MG identifies three-dimensional objects, including prisms and pyramids, on the basis of their properties, and visualises, sketches and constructs them given drawings of different views
  • MA3-15MG manipulates, classifies and draws two-dimensional shapes, including equilateral, isosceles and scalene triangles, and describes their properties
  • MA3-16MG measures and constructs angles, and applies angle relationships to find unknown angles
  • MA3-17MG locates and describes position on maps using a grid-reference system