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Position and direction: coordinates, symmetry and transformations
This guide provides a sequence of small steps for exploring and becoming confident in describing position in the first quadrant, translation with coordinates and applying understanding of symmetry when exploring reflection with coordinates.
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| Year level(s) | Year 5, Year 6 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource, Teaching strategies |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Questioning, Explicit teaching |
| Keywords | position, direction, translation, coordinates, lines of symmetry, reflection, explicit teaching |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Curriculum connections | Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Geometry, Build understanding |
| Topics | Location, Transformation |
| AC: Mathematics content descriptions |
ACMMG113
Use a grid reference system to describe locations. Describe routes using landmarks and directional language
ACMMG114
Describe translations, reflections and rotations of two-dimensional shapes. Identify line and rotational symmetries
ACMMG142
Investigate combinations of translations, reflections and rotations, with and without the use of digital technologies
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| National numeracy learning progression |
Positioning and locating
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PoL4
Understanding geometric properties - UGP4 |
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| Organisation | White Rose Maths |
| Copyright | © 2021 White Rose Maths. Free-for-education material. |
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