Year 5 · Mathematics and statistics · Geometry
Prisms, nets, lines and transformations
Faces, edges and vertices of prisms, cross sections, parallel and perpendicular lines, nets of 3D shapes, describing transformations and grid maps with compass points.
Everything for this topic in one place
- 3D lesson: Prisms, nets, lines and transformations — Slice prisms to see their cross sections, count faces, edges and vertices, watch nets fold into 3D shapes, find parallel and perpendicular lines, name transformations and read a grid map with compass points.
- Teacher presentation — slides to put on the projector.
- Worksheets at three levels — Tūī (support), Kererū (core) and Kea (extension), each with an answer key on the last page.
- Online practice — assign it to your class in the Crateclass classroom and the results come back by themselves.
Written for Te Mātaiaho, Phase 2 (Years 4–6), with New Zealand places, money and native birds.
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More Year 5 maths topics
Place value, rounding and negative numbers · Factors and multiples · Multiplication and division · Fractions, decimals and percentages · Fractions of amounts, percentages and money · Number sentences and patterns · Measurement: units, perimeter, area and volume · Angles and time · Grouped data and clustered bar graphs · Chance and likelihood