YEAR 6 MATHS FOCUS
MEASUREMENT AND GEOMETRY
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Learning Experiences
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POSITION
OUTCOME
A student:
MA3-17MG:
locates and describes position on maps using a grid-reference system
TEACHING POINTS | In Stage 2, students were introduced to the compass directions north, east, south and west, and north-east, south-east, south-west and north-west. In Stage 3, students are expected to use these compass directions when describing routes between locations on maps. |
| By convention when using grid-reference systems, the horizontal component of direction is named first, followed by the vertical component. This connects with plotting points on the Cartesian plane in Stage 3 Patterns and Algebra, where the horizontal coordinate is recorded first, followed by the vertical coordinate. |
| LANGUAGE | Students should be able to communicate using the following language: position, location, map, plan, street directory, route, grid, grid reference, legend, key, scale, directions, compass, north, east, south, west, north-east, south-east, south-west, north-west. |
EXPECTATIONS OF ATTAINMENT
Use a grid-reference system to describe locations (ACMMG113) | find locations on maps, including maps with legends, given their grid references {Literacy} |
| describe particular locations on grid-referenced maps, including maps with a legend, eg ‘The post office is at E4’ |
Describe routes using landmarks and directional language (ACMMG113) | find a location on a map that is in a given direction from a town or landmark, eg locate a town that is north-east of Broken Hill {Literacy} |
| describe the direction of one location relative to another, eg ‘Darwin is north-west of Sydney’ {Literacy} | |
| follow a sequence of two or more directions, including compass directions, to find and identify a particular location on a map {Literacy} | |
| use a given map to plan and show a route from one location to another, eg draw a possible route to the local park or use an Aboriginal land map to plan a route(Literacy, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander histories and cultures} | |
| – use a street directory or online map to find the route to a given location {Problem Solving, Literacy, Information and communication technology capability} | |
| describe a route taken on a map using landmarks and directional language, including compass directions, eg ‘Start at the post office, go west to the supermarket and then go south-west to the park’ {Literacy} |
Learning Experiences
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