Back to search results
Construction of prisms and pyramids

Teacher guide Construction of prisms and pyramids

TLF ID M014013

This is a website designed for both teachers and students that refers to the construction of prisms and pyramids from the Australian Curriculum for year 6 students. It contains material on prisms and pyramids including their properties and their construction from nets. There are pages for both teachers and students. The student pages contain interactive questions for students to check their progress in the topic.

Tags: 3d shapes
View resource


Educational details

Educational value
  • This resource is valuable for both teachers and students for the year 6 Australian Curriculum: Mathematics. It is particularly relevant to the content descriptions about the construction of prisms and pyramids. The resource also provides information about the origin of the term 'polydron' and provides examples of the vocabulary used to describe the attributes of three-dimensional objects.
  • The resource may be useful in helping students achieve that element of the year 6 achievement standards that refers to students constructing pyramids and prisms.
Year level

6

Topics Pyramids (Polyhedrons) Cross sections (Planes) Prisms Nets (Geometry)
Learning area
  • Mathematics

Other details

Contributors
  • Contributor
  • Name: Education Services Australia
  • Organization: Education Services Australia
  • Description: Data manager
  • Address: VIC, AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.esa.edu.au/
  • Name: Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute
  • Organization: Australian Mathematical Sciences Institute
  • Description: Creator
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: http://www.amsi.org.au/
  • Copyright Holder
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organization: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • Publisher
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organization: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Description: Publisher
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • Resource metadata contributed by
  • Name: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Organisation: Education Services Australia Ltd
  • Address: AUSTRALIA
  • URL: www.esa.edu.au
Access profile
  • Unknown
Learning Resource Type
  • Online
  • Interactive
  • Text
Rights
  • © 2013 Education Services Australia Ltd, unless otherwise indicated. This material may be copied, distributed and adapted free of charge for non-commercial educational purposes, provided all copyright notices and acknowledgements are retained.