Measurement and Geometry · Summer Term

Properties of Shapes

Classifying geometric shapes based on complex properties and finding unknown angles.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can we use the properties of a circle to calculate its diameter from its radius?
  2. 2Why must the interior angles of any triangle always sum to 180 degrees?
  3. 3How do vertically opposite angles help us navigate complex geometric diagrams?

National Curriculum Attainment Targets

KS2: Mathematics - Geometry: Properties of Shapes
Year: Year 6
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Measurement and Geometry
Period: Summer Term

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