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K–10Mathematics K–10 Syllabus

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Implementation for K–2 from 2023 and 3–10 from 2024
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Content

Stage 3

Three-dimensional spatial structure B
  • MAO-WM-01

    develops understanding and fluency in mathematics through exploring and connecting mathematical concepts, choosing and applying mathematical techniques to solve problems, and communicating their thinking and reasoning coherently and clearly

  • MA3-3DS-01

    visualises, sketches and constructs three-dimensional objects, including prisms and pyramids, making connections to two-dimensional representations

  • MA3-3DS-02

    selects and uses the appropriate unit to estimate, measure and calculate volumes and capacities

Three-dimensional spatial structure B
3D objects: Construct prisms and pyramids
  • Create skeletal models of prisms and pyramids

  • Construct three-dimensional models of prisms and pyramids, given drawings of different views

Volume: Use cubic metres for measurement of volume
  • Recognise the need for a formal unit larger than the cubic centimetre

  • Construct and use the cubic metre as a unit to measure larger volumes

  • Estimate and measure volumes in cubic metres

Volume: Recognise the multiplicative structure for finding volume
  • Describe the length, width and height of a rectangular prism as the dimensions of the prism

  • Describe arrangements of cubic-centimetre blocks in terms of layers

  • Establish the relationship between the number of cubes in one layer and the number of layers to find the volume of a rectangular prism (Reasons about spatial structure)

Volume: Find the volumes of rectangular prisms in cubic centimetres and cubic metres
  • Construct rectangular prisms using cubic-centimetre blocks and determine the volumes

  • Explain that objects with the same volume may be different shapes (Reasons about spatial structure)

  • Record, using words, the method for finding the volumes of rectangular prisms

  • Recognise that rectangular prisms with the same volume may have different dimensions (Reasons about spatial structure)

  • Calculate volumes of rectangular prisms in cubic centimetres (cm3) and cubic metres (m3)