AO1: Use a co-ordinate system or the language of direction and distance to specify locations and describe paths.

In this unit we use scale drawings to locate ourselves, and other people and objects, in the classroom and in the local community. We also introduce the compass as an instrument that can tell us in which direction we are facing.

This unit seeks to connect learning outcomes across all five content strands, number, geometry, statistics, algebra, and measurement.  The context of houses is used to develop concepts such as drawing and modelling 3-dimensional objects, using co-ordinate systems to locate position, finding all the possibilities of events, and identifying paths through simple networks.  The unit provides an excellent vehicle for students to use a broad range of problem solving strategies.

This is a Level 3 Geometry activity from the Figure It Out Series.

This is a level 3 geometry strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 geometry strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 link geometry activity from the Figure It Out series. It relates to Stage 6 and 7 of the Number Framework.

This is a level 3 link geometry activity from the Figure It Out series. It relates to Stage 6 of the Number Framework.

This is a level 3 measurement and geometry strand activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level 3 shape activity from the Figure It Out theme series.

This is a level 3 geometry activity from the Figure It Out theme series.

This is a level 3 geometry activity from the Figure It Out theme series.

This is a level 3 geometry activity from the Figure It Out theme series.

This is a level 3 geometry activity from the Figure It Out theme series.

This is a level 3 geometry activity from the Figure It Out theme series.

In this unit students use street maps as the context to learn about grid references, and for giving and following instructions involving directions and distances. In this unit students use street maps as the context to learn about grid references, and for giving and following instructions involving directions and distances.

This is a level (2+ to 3+) mathematics in science contexts activity from the Figure It Out series.

This is a level (2+ to 3+) mathematics in science contexts activity from the Figure It Out series.