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MA1-3DS-01, Familiar solid objects

Stage 1 (Years 1 and 2) · Mathematics · Three-dimensional spatial structure

Recognises, describes and models everyday three-dimensional objects.

MA1-3DS-01 is an outcome from the NESA Mathematics K-10 Syllabus (2022), taught in NSW schools. Because Stage 1 spans Years 1 and 2, the worksheets below come from Year 1 and Year 2. Print them as PDFs, or generate a fresh one. Every maths answer key is computed in code, so it is never wrong.

Teaching guide

What students learn

Recognises, describes and models everyday three-dimensional objects.

How to teach it

Hold or point to a real cube or box, then count together: run a finger along each flat face, trace each edge where two faces meet, and touch each corner (vertex).

Worked example
Like a sugar cube
Answer: 6, 12, 8

Generated and checked in code, so it is correct.

Watch out for

Miscounting a face twice, or counting an edge as a vertex. Curved solids (sphere, cone, cylinder) are intentionally left out here, their edge/vertex counts are ambiguous at this level.

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More Stage 1 Mathematics outcomes: MA1-RWN-01 · MA1-RWN-02 · MA1-CSQ-01 · MA1-FG-01 · MA1-GM-01 · MA1-GM-02 · MA1-GM-03 · MA1-2DS-01
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NSW syllabus outcomes (c) NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales. The outcome code is cited as published; the description above is paraphrased in our own words. See the official Mathematics K-10 Syllabus on the NSW Curriculum website.