Symmetry - Progression Points

Dimension

Level

Progression Point

Space

3.0 Standard

... They recognise and describe polygons.

They follow instructions to produce simple tessellations (for example, with triangles, rectangles, hexagons) and puzzles such as tangrams.

3.25

Students use mathematical language, including perpendicular, parallel and curved, when making or describing shapes and solids.

3.5

Students classify two-dimensional shapes using features such as lengths, angles, symmetry, straight or curved sides.

3.75

They construct shapes and tessellations neatly and accurately.

4.0 Standard

... Students classify and sort shapes and solids (for example, prisms, pyramids, cylinders and cones) using the properties of lines (orientation and size), angles (less than, equal to, or greater than 90°), and surfaces.