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Stage 3, Part A - Year 5

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Represents numbers - Part 1

Whole numbers

Recognise, represent and order numbers in the millions

Name millions using the place value grouping of ones, tens and hundreds

Arrange numbers in the millions in ascending and descending order using place value

Round numbers to a specified place value

Whole numbers: Apply place value to partition, regroup and rename numbers to 1 billion

Recognise 1000 thousands is 1 million and 1000 millions is 1 billion

Regroup numbers in different forms

Partition numbers to 1 billion in non-standard forms

Represents numbers - Part 2

Decimals and percentages

Recognise that the place value system can be extended beyond hundredths

Express thousandths as decimals

Interpret decimal notation for thousandths

Indicate the place value of digits in decimal numbers of up to 3 decimal places

Use place value to partition decimals

Represents numbers - Part 3

Decimals and percentages

Compare, order and represent decimals

Compare and order decimal numbers of up to 3 decimal places

Interpret zero digit(s) at the end of a decimal

Compare the place value of digits by determining numbers that are 10 or 100 times the original decimal number as well as or times the original decimal numbers

Approximate the size of decimals

Place decimal numbers of up to 3 decimal places on a number line

Additive Relations - Part 1

Apply efficient mental and written strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems

Solve word problems, including multistep problems

Apply known strategies such as levelling, addition for subtraction, using constant difference, and bridging

Use place value to add or subtract 3 or more numbers with different numbers of digits

Determine when it would be more efficient to use a calculator to add numbers

Identify efficient and inefficient multidigit subtraction strategies

Use estimation and place value understanding to determine the reasonableness of solutions

Round numbers appropriately when obtaining estimates to numerical calculations

Use place value understanding to check for errors in calculations

Use estimation to check the reasonableness of solutions to addition and subtraction calculations

Additive Relations - Part 2

Apply efficient mental and written strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems

Solve word problems, including multistep problems

Apply known strategies such as levelling, addition for subtraction, using constant difference, and bridging

Use place value to add or subtract 3 or more numbers with different numbers of digits

Determine when it would be more efficient to use a calculator to add numbers

Identify efficient and inefficient multidigit subtraction strategies

Use estimation and place value understanding to determine the reasonableness of solutions

Round numbers appropriately when obtaining estimates to numerical calculations

Use place value understanding to check for errors in calculations

Use estimation to check the reasonableness of solutions to addition and subtraction calculations

Additive Relations - Part 3

An introduction to the process of partitioning, regrouping and exchanging - FREE

Additive Relations - Part 4

An introduction to the process of partitioning, regrouping and exchanging.

Additive Relations - Part 5

An introduction to the process of partitioning, regrouping and exchanging.

Multiplicative Relations - Part 1

Determine products and factors

Use the term product to describe the result of multiplying 2 or more numbers

Model different ways to show a whole number as a product

Determine factors for a given whole number

Determine whether a number is prime, composite or neither (0 or 1)

Multiplicative Relations - Part 2

Use partitioning and place value to multiply 2-, 3- and 4-digit numbers by one-digit numbers

Use mental strategies to multiply one-digit numbers by 10, 100, 1000 and their multiples

Estimate the product of 2 numbers (one-digit by 2- or 3-digit numbers) using multiples of 10 or 100

Use informal written strategies such as the area model to solve multiplication and division problems

Use the distributive property with the area model to partition numbers in representing multiplication problems

Use the distributive property with partial products to solve problems by multiplying the hundreds, then the tens and then the ones

Record the product of multiplying by a one-digit number using a formal algorithm

Multiplicative Relations - Part 3

Select and apply mental and written strategies to multiply 2- and 3-digit numbers by 2-digit numbers

Factorise numbers to aid mental multiplication

Extend the area model to represent 2-digit by 2-digit multiplication

Use a multiplication algorithm with understanding (Reasons about relations)

Solve multiplication word problems

Use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers to calculations

Use estimation to check the reasonableness of answers to multiplication and division calculations

Multiplicative Relations - Part 4

Represent and solve division problems with whole number remainders

Model division, including where the answer involves a remainder, using materials or diagrams

Record remainders in words to division problems

Use known multiplication fact families to solve division problems for which answers may include a remainder

Use the term quotient to describe the result of a division calculation

Show the connection between division and multiplication involving the divisor and quotient

Multiplicative Relations - Part 5

Select and apply strategies to divide a number with 3 or more digits by a one-digit divisor

Estimate the result of dividing by a one-digit divisor

Use knowledge of multiples to partition as appropriate and divide

Apply and record appropriate strategies to solve division word problems

Use and interpret remainders in solutions to division problems

Use digital technologies to divide whole numbers by one- and 2-digit divisors

Representing Quantity Fractions - Part 1

Recognise the role of the number 1 as representing the whole

Compare halves and quarters of different sized wholes

Justify the need for fractions to refer to the number 1 as the common whole

Compare and order common unit fractions

Compare unit fractions as numbers to the benchmark value

Compare and order unit fractions with denominators of 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 by placing them on a number line

Representing Quantity Fractions - Part 2

Solve problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions with the same denominator

Represent the sum of fractions with the same denominator, recreating the whole, where the result may exceed one

Find the difference between fractions with the same denominator and interpret the answer

Solve word problems that involve fractions with the same denominator

Use diagrams, objects and mental strategies to subtract a unit fraction from any whole number including 1 (the complement principle)

Geometric Measure

Position

Explore the Cartesian coordinate system

Recognise that the grid-map reference system gives the area of a location and the number plane identifies a specific point

Identify that in the coordinate system the lines are numbered, not the spaces

Identify the point of intersection of the 2 axes as the origin, having coordinates (0, 0)

Plot and label points, given coordinates, on the number plane in the first quadrant, describing the horizontal position first, followed by the vertical position

Identify and record the coordinates of given points on the number plane in the first quadrant

Geometric Measure

Length

Use metres and kilometres for length and distances

Recognise the need for a formal unit longer than the metre for measuring distance

Measure 100 metres and recognise that 10 times 100 metres is one kilometre, ie 1000 metres 1 kilometre

Estimate lengths and distances using an appropriate unit

Record distances using the abbreviation for kilometres (km)

Use a variety of measuring devices to measure lengths and distances in different contexts

Measure lengths to find perimeters

Use efficient strategies to calculate the perimeter of a large rectangular area in metres

Calculate perimeters of common two-dimensional shapes, including squares, rectangles and triangles

Determine which side lengths are needed to find the perimeter of a shape

Recognise that rectangles with the same perimeter may have different dimensions

Geometric Measure

Angles - Part 1

Estimate, measure and compare angles using degrees

Identify the arms and vertex of an angle where both arms are invisible, such as for rotations

Explain how a protractor is formed and used to measure an angle

Estimate and describe the size of angles using known angles as benchmarks

Record angle measurements using the symbol for degrees (°)

Angles: Use a protractor to measure and identify types of angles

Recognise that a right angle is 90°, a straight angle is 180° and an angle of revolution is 360°

Identify and describe angle size in degrees for the classifications acute, obtuse and reflex

Geometric Measure

Angles - Part 2

Estimate, measure and compare angles using degrees

Measure angles of up to 360° using a protractor

Use a protractor to measure and identify types of angles

Create angles of up to 360° using a protractor

Two-dimensional spatial structure

2D shapes

Classify two-dimensional shapes and describe their properties

Identify and classify triangles as equilateral, isosceles or scalene triangles

Recognise that triangles and quadrilaterals can be classified in more than one way

Compare side and angle properties of triangles and quadrilaterals using measurement and symmetry

Investigate the symmetry properties (line and rotational) of quadrilaterals

Identify regular and irregular polygons

Two-dimensional spatial structure

Area

Use hectares and square kilometres as units of measurement for area

Recognise the need for formal units larger than the square metre

Identify situations where square kilometres and hectares are used for measuring area

Equate one hectare to the area of a square with side lengths of 100 m,ie 10 000 square metres 1 hectare (ha)

Record areas using square kilometres and hectares

Calculate the areas of rectangles using familiar metric units

Recognise the importance of using the same units of length on the sides of rectangles to create ‘square units’

Establish the relationship between the lengths, widths and areas of rectangles

Record, using words, the method for finding the area of any rectangle

Calculate areas of rectangles in square centimetres (cm2), square metres (m2) and square kilometres (km2)

Recognise that rectangles with the same area may have different dimensions

Investigate and compare the areas of rectangles that have the same perimeter

Three-dimensional spatial structure

3D objects

Compare, describe and name prisms and pyramids

Compare properties of prisms and pyramids

Name prisms and pyramids according to the shape of their base

Connect three-dimensional objects with two-dimensional representations

Visualise and sketch three-dimensional objects from different views, including top, front and side views

Examine a diagram to determine whether it is or is not the net of a closed 3-dimensional object

Visualise and sketch nets for given three-dimensional objects

Visualise and name prisms and pyramids, given representations of their nets

Three-dimensional spatial structure

Volume - part 1

Choose appropriate units of measurement for capacity

Select and use appropriate units to measure the capacities of a variety of containers

Use displacement to investigate volumes of irregular solids

Recognise that an object’s volume takes up space by observing the change in water level when an object is placed in a container of water

Compare the volumes of 2 or more objects by marking the change in water level when each is submerged in a container

Three-dimensional spatial structure

Volume - Part 2

Connect decimal representations to the metric system

Recognise the equivalence of whole-number and decimal representations of measurements of capacities

Interpret decimal notation for capacities

Record measurements to 3 decimal places

Non-spatial Measure

Mass

Choose appropriate units of measurement for mass

Identify the appropriate unit and device to measure mass

Recognise situations where mass would be measured in thousands of kilograms or tonnes (t)

Connect decimal representations to the metric system

Recognise the equivalence of whole-number and decimal representations of measurements of mass

Interpret decimal notation for masses

Measure mass using scales and record using decimal notation of up to 3 decimal places

Non-spatial Measure

Time

Compare 12- and 24-hour time systems and convert between them

Recognise that 24-hour time is used to avoid confusion between am and pm

Read time using appropriate 24-hour time language

Convert between 24-hour time and 12-hour time using am or pm notation

Read, interpret and use timetables from real-life situations, involving 12- and 24-hour time

Data - Part 1

Collect categorical and discrete numerical data by observation or survey

Pose and refine questions to construct a survey to obtain categorical or discrete numerical data about a matter of interest

Collect ordinal or nominal categorical data, and discrete numerical data through observation or by conducting surveys

Choose and use appropriate tables and graphs

Tabulate collected data with and without the use of digital technologies such as spreadsheets

Recognise which types of data display are appropriate to represent data

Determine an appropriate scale (horizontal and vertical) to represent the data

Construct column graphs using a many-to-one scale, with and without the use of digital technologies

Draw an accurate timeline using an appropriate scale

Data - Part 2

Describe and interpret different datasets in context

Interpret line graphs using the scales on the axes

Describe and interpret data presented in tables, column graphs and line graphs

Determine the total number of data values represented in column graphs

Chance

List outcomes of chance experiments involving equally likely outcomes and represent probabilities

Use the term probability to describe the numerical value that represents the likelihood of an outcome of a chance experiment

Recognise that outcomes are described as equally likely when any one outcome has the same chance of occurring as any other outcome

Record all outcomes in chance experiments where each outcome is equally likely to occur

Represent probabilities of outcomes of chance experiments using fractions

Establish that the total of the probabilities of the outcomes of a chance experiment equals one

Discuss the imprecise meaning of commonly used chance words including possible, likely and unlikely

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