1. Year 6 Objectives : Geometry
PROPERTIES OF SHAPES
Objective 3g: Compare and classify geometrical shapes based on properties and sizes and find unknown angles in any triangles, quadrilaterals, and regular polygons
Classify triangles in terms of their properties
Know that an equilateral triangle has three angles of 60˚ and three equal sides
Know that an isosceles triangle has two sides which are equal and two angles which are equal
Describe a right angled triangle according to properties
Describe a square and oblong in terms of their properties
Know the properties of rectangles such as parallelogram; trapezium; rhombus
Know that the total of the three angles of any triangle adds up to 180˚
Use a protractor to measure individual angles of a triangle
Draw a triangle given size of sides and angle sizes
Know that the four angles of any quadrilateral adds up to 360˚
Work out the size of an angle in a quadrilateral by using a protractor to measure it
PROPERTIES OF SHAPES
Objective 1g: Draw 2-D shapes using given dimensions and angles
Objective 2g: Recognise, describe and build simple 3D shapes, including making nets
Know what a net for a square looks like
Create a cube using knowledge of what the net looks like
Know what a net for an oblong looks like
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2. Year 6 Objectives : Geometry 2
PROPERTIES OF SHAPES
Objective 4g: Illustrate and name parts of circles, including radius, diameter and circumference and know that the diameter is twice the radius
Know that the line across the centre of a circle is known as the diameter
Know that the distance from the centre to the arc of a circle is the radius
Know that the distance around the outside of a circle is the circumference
Know that the diameter of a circle is twice its radius
Objective 5g: Recognise angles where they meet at a point, are on a straight line, or are vertically opposite, and find missing angles
Given 2 angles of a triangle know what the value of the third angle is
Given 3 angles of a quadrilateral know what the value of the fourth angle is
Know missing angles in parallelogram; rhombus and trapezium from working out diagonally opposite angles, etc.
PROPERTIES OF SHAPES
(Non Statutory)
Objective 6g: Describe properties of common 3D shapes and identify parallel planes and symmetry
Describe the properties of a cube, cuboid, sphere, prism and pyramid
Point out the parallel planes associated with any 3d shape
Identify lines of symmetry in 3D shapes
Objective 7g: Estimate size of angles
Recognise 90˚ as a corner angle and know that there are many of them in the built environment
Recognise that 45˚ is half of a 90˚ and can estimate if an angle is greater or smaller than 45˚
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3. Year 6 Objectives : Geometry 3
POSITION AND DIRECTION
Objective 8g: Describe positions on the full coordinate grid (all four quadrants)
Identify each position on four quadrants of a grid using numbers on the axes
Create shapes within a grid by following pairs of numbers on the grid
Objective 9g: Draw and translate simple shapes on the coordinate plane and reflect them in the axes
Use four quadrants of the grid to draw different shapes in different quadrants
Reflect a given shape from one grid to another
Translate a given shape across different grids
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