Please note: This site contains links to websites not controlled by the Australian Government or ESA. Read more in the Terms of Use.
Mathematical origami
This resource has downloadable nets and folding instructions for many different and complex geometric solids.
Additional details |
|
| Year level(s) | Year 5 |
|---|---|
| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Student task, Teaching resource |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Concrete Representational Abstract model |
| Keywords | net, solid, folding, object |
Curriculum alignment |
|
| Curriculum connections | Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy, The Arts |
| Strand and focus | Measurement, Space |
| Topics | Area, volume and surface area, Shapes and objects |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M5SP01
Connect objects to their nets and build objects from their nets using spatial and geometric reasoning |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding geometric properties (P4)
|
Copyright details |
|
| Organisation | Mathigon |
| Copyright | © 2021 Mathigon. Free-for-education material. |
Related resources
-
Area and perimeter video
Use this video to connect area and perimeter to real world applications to set the context for why we are learning about area and perimeter.
Resource details -
Shapes and objects: Year 5 – planning tool
This planning resource for Year 5 is for the topic of Shapes and objects.
Resource details -
Area and perimeter: Year 5 – planning tool
This planning resource for Year 5 is for the topic of Area and perimeter.
Resource details -
Making sense of the formula
Students complete a task of recording dimensions and calculating the volume of shapes made with centicubes.
Resource details -
Fuel for thought
In this task, students compare the height of the liquid in a container with the amount of liquid.
Resource details -
Spaced out
This unit explores the volume (in cubic units) of skyscraper constructions. Students investigate the most efficient way to pack cuboids in a confined space, and the relationship between millilitres and cubic centimetres.
Resource details -
Cuboid challenge
This task enables students to practise visualising 2D representations of 3D shapes and make volume calculations.
Resource details -
Lengths and areas
Use the student resources to enable students to self-check answers to length, area and perimeter problems.
Resource details