Teaching Space

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Teaching Space Geometry K-6
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Features and properties

• Feature a generally observable attribute of an
  object or shape.
• Property an attribute of an object or shape, the
  identification of which requires mathematical
  knowledge.

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Features and properties

• Discuss what are features and what are properties
  of a triangle.

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Features and properties

• Where are features and where are properties a
  focus for teaching in the syllabus?

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Features and properties

• The learning progresses from
• identifying and describing features, to
• manipulating features of objects and shapes, to
• applying properties.

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Teaching Space Geometry K-6 resource

• The CD resource aims to
• deepen teacher and student understanding of the
  features and properties of geometrical figures
• strengthen the teaching of space geometry
  through pedagogical discussion.

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Investigating a lesson

• ES1 Unit Discovering shapes
• These activities will assist students to identify
  and match two-dimensional shapes.
• Lesson one Sorting twodimensional
  shapes
• Lesson two Make it like mine
• Lesson three Find a face

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Metalanguage

• Lessons high in metalanguage
• have high levels of talk about language and how
  it works
• point out how words can have different meaning in
  different contexts.

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Professional discussion

• How is metalanguage different from simply using
  mathematical terms?
• Identify the use of metalanguage during this
  lesson.
• Are there other key points where the lesson would
  benefit from a discussion or commentary on
  aspects of language?

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