K–10Mathematics K–10 Syllabus
Mathematics for K−2
The new syllabus must now be taught in Kindergarten to Year 2 in all NSW primary schools.
Mathematics for 3−10
The new syllabus is to be taught in Years 3 to 10 from 2024.
2024 – Start teaching the new syllabus
School sectors are responsible for implementing syllabuses and are best placed to provide schools with specific guidance and information on implementation given their understanding of their individual contexts.
Content
Stage 3
- 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
Create skeletal models of prisms and pyramids
Construct three-dimensional models of prisms and pyramids, given drawings of different views
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
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)
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)