Measurement and Geometry

Outcomes

Length
- MA1-9MG
  Measures, records, compares and estimates lengths and distances using uniform informal units, metres and centimetres
  - Length 1
    - Measure and compare the lengths of pairs of objects using uniform informal units (ACMMG019)
      - Record lengths and distances by referring to the number and type of uniform informal unit used
        
        Play Activities 2
        
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      - Compare the lengths of two or more objects using appropriate uniform informal units and check by placing the objects side-by-side and aligning the ends
        
        Play Activities 3
        
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  - Length 2
    - Compare and order several shapes and objects based on length, using appropriate uniform informal units (ACMMG037)
      - Compare and order two or more shapes or objects according to their lengths using an appropriate uniform informal unit
        
        Play Activities 5
        
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    - Recognise and use formal units to measure the lengths of objects
Area
- MA1-10MG
  Measures, records, compares and estimates areas using uniform informal units
  - Area 2
    - Compare and order several shapes and objects based on area using appropriate uniform informal units (ACMMG037)
      - Compare and order the areas of two or more surfaces that cannot be moved, or superimposed, by measuring in uniform informal units
        
        Play Activities 6
        
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Volume and Capacity
- MA1-11MG
  Measures, records, compares and estimates volumes and capacities using uniform informal units
  - Volume and Capacity 1
    - Measure and compare the capacities of pairs of objects using uniform informal units (ACMMG019)
      - Compare the capacities of two or more containers using appropriate uniform informal units
        
        Play Activities 9
        
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Mass
- MA1-12MG
  Measures, records, compares and estimates the masses of objects using uniform informal units
  - Mass 1
    - Investigate mass using a pan balance
      - Sort objects on the basis of their mass
        
        Play Activities 4
        
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      - Use a pan balance to find two collections of objects that have the same mass, eg a collection of blocks and a collection of counters
        
        Play Activities 8
        
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  - Mass 2
    - Compare the masses of objects using balance scales (ACMMG038)
      - Compare two or more objects according to their masses using appropriate uniform informal units
        
        Play Activities 4
        
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Time
- MA1-13MG
  Describes, compares and orders durations of events, and reads half- and quarter-hour time
  - Time 1
    - Name and order months and seasons (ACMMG040)
      - Name and order the months of the year
        
        Play Activities 10
        
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      - Name and order the seasons, and name the months for each season
        
        Play Activities 15
        
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    - Tell time to the half-hour (ACMMG020)
      - Read analog and digital clocks to the half-hour using the terms 'o'clock' and 'half past'
        
        Play Activities 8
        
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      - Record hour and half-hour time on analog and digital clocks
        
        Play Activities 7
        
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  - Time 2
    - Describe duration using months, weeks, days and hours (ACMMG021)
      - Experience and recognise activities that have a duration of one hour, half an hour or a quarter of an hour, one minute, and a few seconds
        
        Play Activities 5
        
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Three-Dimensional Space
- MA1-14MG
  Sorts, describes, represents and recognises familiar three-dimensional objects, including cones, cubes, cylinders, spheres and prisms
  - Three-Dimensional Space 1
    - Recognise and classify familiar three-dimensional objects using obvious features (ACMMG022)
  - Three-Dimensional Space 2
    - Describe the features of three-dimensional objects (ACMMG043)
      - Recognise that flat surfaces of three-dimensional objects are two-dimensional shapes and name the shapes of these surfaces
        
        Play Activities 5
        
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      - Sort three-dimensional objects according to particular attributes, eg the shape of the surfaces
        
        Play Activities 9
        
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Two-Dimensional Space
- MA1-15MG
  Manipulates, sorts, represents, describes and explores two-dimensional shapes, including quadrilaterals, pentagons, hexagons and octagons
  - Two-Dimensional Space 1
    - Recognise and classify familiar two-dimensional shapes using obvious features (ACMMG022)
  - Two-Dimensional Space 2
    - Investigate the effect of one-step slides and flips, with and without the use of digital technologies (ACMMG045)
      - Identify a one-step slide or flip of a single shape and use the terms 'slide' and 'flip' to describe the movement of the shape
        
        Play Activities 3
        
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      - Make designs with line symmetry using paper-folding, pattern blocks, drawings and paintings
        
        Play Activities 5
        
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    - Identify and describe half-turns and quarter-turns (ACMMG046)
      - Identify full-, half- and quarter-turns of a single shape and use the terms 'turn', 'full-turn', 'half-turn' and 'quarter-turn' to describe the movement of the shape
        
        Play Activities 3
        
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      - Record the result of performing full-, half- and quarter-turns of a shape, with and without the use of digital technologies
        
        Play Activities 24
        
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Position
- MA1-16MG
  Represents and describes the positions of objects in everyday situations and on maps
  - Position 1
    - Give and follow directions to familiar locations (ACMMG023)
  - Position 2
    - Interpret simple maps of familiar locations and identify the relative positions of key features (ACMMG044)
      - Interpret simple maps by identifying objects in different locations, eg find a classroom on a school plan map
        
        Play Activities 5
        
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      - Describe the positions of objects in models, photographs and drawings
        
        Play Activities 32
        
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