Geometry

Big Idea: Location can be precisely described and communicated using established systems.

Key Competencies Emphasised:

Thinking: Making sense of information, using maps, problem-solving.
Using language, symbols, and texts: Interpreting and creating grid references, compass directions, verbal instructions.
Managing self: Planning routes, working independently and collaboratively.
Relating to others: Giving clear instructions, collaborating on group activities.
Participating and contributing: Working in teams, sharing ideas, peer teaching.

Achievement Objectives (Refreshed NZ Curriculum - adaptable to specific year levels):

Spatial Reasoning: Students will be able to describe and represent the relative position of objects and people.
Measurement: Students will be able to interpret and use common units and informal measures to describe position, location, and movement.
Problem Solving: Students will be able to solve problems involving location and direction, making connections to real-world contexts.

Success Criteria (General):

Students can accurately identify and use grid references.
Students can identify and use the four cardinal points of a compass (North, East, South, West).
Students can give clear and precise directions to a location.
Students can interpret directions given by others to reach a destination.
Students can create simple maps with grid references and compass roses.

Objective: Students will be able to describe their own location in relation to objects and people in the classroom.

Objective: Students will be able to identify and use simple alpha-numeric grid references (e.g., A1, B2).

Objective: Students will be able to create a simple grid map and identify locations using grid references.

Positional Language

Objective: Students will be able to identify and use the four cardinal points (North, East, South, West).

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