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Representing 3D objects in 2D drawings
This unit develops students’ ability to represent 3D objects using 2D representations.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 5
- Purpose
- Teaching resource
- Strand
- Space
- Topic
- Shapes and objects
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Webpage
- Australian Curriculum code
- AC9M5SP01
- Numeracy progression
- Understanding geometric properties (P4)
- Publisher
- New Zealand Ministry of Education
- Copyright
- © New Zealand Ministry of Education. Creative Commons BY 3.0 NZ.
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