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Net exploration: Cubes
Demonstrates how to make a net using an existing cube before challenging students to find 10 other ways to make a cube net.
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| Year level(s) | Year 3 |
|---|---|
| Audience | Student, Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource, Teaching strategies |
| Format | Video |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Questioning, Targeted teaching |
| Keywords | cube, net, 3D, objects, problem solving, explicit teaching |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Space, Build understanding |
| Topics | Shapes and objects |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M3SP01
Make, compare and classify objects, identifying key features and explaining why these features make them suited to their uses |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding geometric properties (P3)
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | NSW Department of Education |
| Copyright | © State of New South Wales (Department of Education), 2020 Creative Commons Attribution 4.0, unless otherwise indicated. |
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