3-D shapes (age 10+)

How to tell they’ve got it

Tick these off as you see them — no test required.

Identify which net will fold into a given 3-D shape
Construct the net of a triangular prism and fold it to verify
Describe a 3-D shape by naming its faces, edges, and vertices

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Try this together

If your child is given a flat cross-shaped piece of card (a net), can they predict what 3-D shape it will make when folded up — and then fold it to check?

Where this sits on the map

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Builds on

Nets of 3-D Shapesages 8–11Recognising, describing, and building 3-D shapes by making nets is the core application of net literacy

3-D shapes (age 9+)ages 9–10Building 3-D shapes extends Y5 recognition of 3-D from 2-D representations

3-D shapes (age 10+)this skill · ages 10–11

Unlocks

3-D shapes (age 11+)ages 11–13Cross-section visualisation extends KS2 building 3D shapes and making nets

solid = must come firstdashed = helps

Curriculum alignment

Candidate matches to official curriculum codes — machine-suggested, unreviewed (v0.1).

Show candidate curriculum codes · 3 ACARA · 2 NSW · 3 VIC

Australian Curriculum v9 candidate

AC9M5SP01medium confidenceYear 5 · Space

connect objects to their nets and build objects from their nets using spatial and geometric reasoning

AC9M4SP01low confidenceYear 4 · Space

represent and approximate composite shapes and objects in the environment, using combinations of familiar shapes and objects

AC9M6SP03low confidenceYear 6 · Space

recognise and use combinations of transformations to create tessellations and other geometric patterns, using dynamic geometric software where appropriate

NSW syllabus codes & stages only

MA2-3DS-01high confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 2

MA3-3DS-01medium confidenceMathematics K-10 · Stage 3

Victorian Curriculum 2.0 codes & levels only

VC2M4SP01medium confidenceMathematics · Level 4 · Space strand

VC2M5SP01medium confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Space strand

VC2M5SP03low confidenceMathematics · Level 5 · Space strand

These are candidate alignments generated by semantic matching — machine-suggested and unreviewed (v0.1), not official or verified mappings. For official curriculum content see australiancurriculum.edu.au, curriculum.nsw.edu.au and f10.vcaa.vic.edu.au. Don’t rely on them for registration or compliance purposes.

Nearby on the map

2-D shapes (age 10+)ages 10–11 Angles in triangles (age 10+)ages 10–11 Classifying shapes by propertiesages 10–11 Coordinates (age 10+)ages 10–11

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