Geometry and Measurement: Shape, Level 2
AO1: Sort objects by their spatial features, with justification. This means students will sort objects by selecting an attribute or attributes by which to classify items and allocating the items into groups by commonality of that attribute. At Level Two students should be able to find their own system to classify items, using attributes like shape, colour, size, texture, thickness, material, purpose, etc and justify their allocation of items into categories, e.g. "all of these shapes have three sides". In doing so students should develop geometric language for attributes such as "side", "corner", "centre", "face", "edge", "curved", "straight", "larger", "smaller", etc.
AO2: Identify and describe the plane shapes found in objects. This means students will be able to identify plane (flat) shapes in objects and structures around them and consider why the given shape is suitable for its purpose, e.g. wheels are circular so they roll freely, floors are usually rectangles because they are easier to build and things fit efficiently, etc. They should consider how three dimensional objects are built from flat shapes through pulling packets apart and constructing solids of their own, e.g. nets for cubes.
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