Year 5 · Mathematics · Space

AC9M5SP02

construct a grid coordinate system that uses coordinates to locate positions within a space; use coordinates and directional language to describe position and movement

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The rest of Space in Year 5.

The same idea, year by year

Where AC9M5SP02 comes from and where it goes, for a student working below or above Year 5.

1. Year 4AC9M4SP01represent and approximate composite shapes and objects in the environment, using combinations of familiar shapes and objects
2. Year 4AC9M4SP02create and interpret grid reference systems using grid references and directions to locate and describe positions and pathways
3. Year 4AC9M4SP03recognise line and rotational symmetry of shapes and create symmetrical patterns and pictures, using dynamic geometric software where appropriate
4. Year 6AC9M6SP01compare the parallel cross-sections of objects and recognise their relationships to right prisms
5. Year 6AC9M6SP02locate points in the 4 quadrants of a Cartesian plane; describe changes to the coordinates when a point is moved to a different position in the plane
6. Year 6AC9M6SP03recognise and use combinations of transformations to create tessellations and other geometric patterns, using dynamic geometric software where appropriate