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Sample assessment task – create a 3D model
Students create a model of two 3D objects. They create a poster to demonstrate the connection between 3D objects and their 2D representations.
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| Year level(s) | Year 5 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Assessment advice, Assessment task |
| Format | Downloadable resources |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Feedback, Questioning |
Curriculum alignment |
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| Strand and focus | Space |
| Topics | 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)
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| Organisation | Government of Western Australia School Curriculum and Standards Authority. |
| Copyright | © School Curriculum and Standards Authority, Government of Western Australia, 2014. Free-for-education material. |
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