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• VCMMG064

  Use direct comparison to sort three dimensional objects and two dimensional shapes

  Elaborations

  • sorting shapes that are the ‘same’ or ‘different’
  • identifying, matching and sorting simple familiar two and three dimensional objects according to a single attribute
  • identifying familiar shapes hidden in a picture
  • investigating the inside and outside shape of an object
  • understanding the relationship between shape and template, for example, insert puzzle, inserting a shape in a matching shaped hole

  VCMMG064 | Mathematics | Level D | Measurement and Geometry | Shape

• VCMMG061

  Respond to contexts involving ‘heavier/lighter’ than and ‘holds more/less’ than

  Elaborations

  • using measurement language such as longer and shorter, or heavier and lighter, to communicate differences between objects
  • using direct comparison to compare objects based on their length, mass or volume

  VCMMG061 | Mathematics | Level D | Measurement and Geometry | Using units of measurement

• VCMMG098

  Recognise and classify familiar two-dimensional shapes and three-dimensional objects using obvious features

  Elaborations

  • focusing on geometric features and describing shapes and objects using everyday words such as 'corners', 'edges' and 'faces'

  VCMMG098 | Mathematics | Level 1 | Measurement and Geometry | Shape

• VCMMG141

  Tell time to the minute and investigate the relationship between units of time

  Elaborations

  • recognising there are 60 minutes in an hour and 60 seconds in a minute

  VCMMG141 | Mathematics | Level 3 | Measurement and Geometry | Using units of measurement

• VCMMG140

  Measure, order and compare objects using familiar metric units of length, area, mass and capacity

  Elaborations

  • recognising the importance of using common units of measurement
  • recognising and using centimetres and metres, square centimetres, grams and kilograms, and millilitres and litres
  • measuring the area of rectangles (including squares) by counting the number of square centimetres

  VCMMG140 | Mathematics | Level 3 | Measurement and Geometry | Using units of measurement

• VCMMG082

  Describe position and movement

  Elaborations

  • interpreting the everyday language of location and direction, such as ‘between’, ‘near’, ‘next to’, ‘forwards’, ‘towards’
  • following and giving simple directions to guide a friend around an obstacle path and vice versa

  VCMMG082 | Mathematics | Foundation Level | Measurement and Geometry | Location and transformation

• VCMMG198

  Connect three-dimensional objects with their nets and other two-dimensional representations

  Elaborations

  • identifying the shape and relative position of each face of a solid to determine the net of the solid, including that of prisms and pyramids
  • representing two-dimensional shapes such as photographs, sketches and images created by digital technologies

  VCMMG198 | Mathematics | Level 5 | Measurement and Geometry | Shape

• VCMMG197

  Compare 12- and 24-hour time systems and convert between them

  Elaborations

  • investigating the ways time was and is measured in different Aboriginal Country, such as using tidal change
  • using units hours, minutes and seconds

  VCMMG197 | Mathematics | Level 5 | Measurement and Geometry | Using units of measurement

• VCMMG196

  Calculate the perimeter and area of rectangles and the volume and capacity of prisms using familiar metric units

  Elaborations

  • exploring efficient ways of calculating the perimeters of rectangles such as adding the length and width together and doubling the result
  • exploring efficient ways of finding the areas of rectangles
  • measuring volume and capacity by counting the number of cubes (cubic centimetres)
  • exploring efficient ways of finding the volume and capacity of rectangular prisms and cubes

  VCMMG196 | Mathematics | Level 5 | Measurement and Geometry | Using units of measurement

• VCMMG202

  Estimate, measure and compare angles using degrees. Construct angles using a protractor

  Elaborations

  • measuring and constructing angles using both 180° and 360° protractors
  • recognising that angles have arms and a vertex, and that size is the amount of turn required for one arm to coincide with the other

  VCMMG202 | Mathematics | Level 5 | Measurement and Geometry | Geometric reasoning

• VCMMG195

  Choose appropriate units of measurement for length, area, volume, capacity and mass

  Elaborations

  • investigating alternative measures of scale to demonstrate that these vary between countries and change over time. For example, temperature measurement in Australia, Indonesia, Japan and USA
  • recognising that some units of measurement are better suited for some tasks than others, for example kilometres rather than metres to measure the distance between two towns

  VCMMG195 | Mathematics | Level 5 | Measurement and Geometry | Using units of measurement

• VCMMG142

  Make models of three-dimensional objects and describe key features

  Elaborations

  • exploring the creation of three-dimensional objects, including prisms and pyramids, using origami

  VCMMG142 | Mathematics | Level 3 | Measurement and Geometry | Shape

• VCMMG173

  Create symmetrical patterns, pictures and shapes with and without digital technologies

  Elaborations

  • using stimulus materials such as the motifs in Central Asian textiles, Tibetan artefacts, Indian lotus designs and symmetry in Yolngu or Central and Western Desert art

  VCMMG173 | Mathematics | Level 4 | Measurement and Geometry | Location and transformation

• VCMMG123

  Investigate the effect of one-step slides and flips with and without digital technologies

  Elaborations

  • understanding that objects can be moved but changing position does not alter an object’s size or features

  VCMMG123 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Measurement and Geometry | Location and transformation

• VCMMG099

  Give and follow directions to familiar locations

  Elaborations

  • understanding that people need to give and follow directions to and from a place, and that this involves turns, direction and distance
  • understanding the meaning and importance of words such as ‘clockwise’, ‘anticlockwise’, ‘forward’ and ‘under’ when giving and following directions
  • interpreting and following directions around familiar locations

  VCMMG099 | Mathematics | Level 1 | Measurement and Geometry | Location and transformation

• VCMMG172

  Use simple scales, legends and directions to interpret information contained in basic maps

  Elaborations

  • identifying the scale used on maps of cities and rural areas in Australia and a city in Indonesia and describing the difference
  • using directions to find features on a map

  VCMMG172 | Mathematics | Level 4 | Measurement and Geometry | Location and transformation

• VCMMG122

  Interpret simple maps of familiar locations and identify the relative positions of key features

  Elaborations

  • understanding that we use representations of objects and their positions, such as on maps, to allow us to receive and give directions and to describe place
  • constructing arrangements of objects from a set of directions

  VCMMG122 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Measurement and Geometry | Location and transformation

• VCMMG124

  Identify and describe half and quarter turns

  Elaborations

  • predicting and reproducing a pattern based around half and quarter turns of a shape and sketching the next element in the pattern

  VCMMG124 | Mathematics | Level 2 | Measurement and Geometry | Location and transformation

• VCMMG144

  Identify symmetry in the environment

  Elaborations

  • identifying symmetry in Aboriginal rock carvings or art
  • identifying symmetry in the natural and built environment

  VCMMG144 | Mathematics | Level 3 | Measurement and Geometry | Location and transformation

• VCMMG143

  Create and interpret simple grid maps to show position and pathways

  Elaborations

  • creating a map of the classroom or playground

  VCMMG143 | Mathematics | Level 3 | Measurement and Geometry | Location and transformation