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Learning objective overview
Master Teaching Guide coverage for this objective.
Current NZC (2007)
GM4-5GM5-6
New NZC (2026)
NZC26-P4-GEO-SPR-P-Y9-01
Resources
- CorbettMaths - Nets worksheetQuestions PDF · Answers
- CorbettMaths - Edges, Faces, Vertices practice questionsQuestions PDF · Answers
Terminology
- 3D solid
- Net
- Face
- Edge
- Vertex
- Prism
- Pyramid
- Cylinder
- Cone
- Sphere
- Cross-section
- Euler's formula
Task goals
- Foundation: Name common 3D solids (prisms, pyramids, cylinders, cones, spheres) and identify/count their faces, edges, and vertices.
- Proficient: Match 3D solids to their correct nets and sketch nets for prisms and pyramids.
- Excellence: Apply Euler's formula and cross-sectional reasoning to analyse and compare composite or unfamiliar 3D solids.
Where this fits
What leads into this objective, and where it goes next.
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Properties and Nets of 3D Solids
Do
Representing and constructing 3D shapes, including rectangular and triangular prisms and pyramids, from nets and plan views drawings
Statement▸
Year 9 · Geometry · Spatial reasoning
NZC26-P4-GEO-SPR-P-Y9-01
Also under GM4-5:
Also under GM5-6:
For teachers
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