Geometry

Here are some tasks we think are particularly good for geometrical work in Years 7 to 11.

[Last update 20 June 2020]

Year	Theme/Description	Activity Type /Maths content	Task summary	Printer	You will need
Y8, Y9, Y10	Area Puzzles using rearrangement	Problem solving Geometrical ideas, area of a square and circle	Find some links between different parts of intriguing diagrams	No	nothing
Y9, Y10	Properties of triangles investigation	Investigation Geometry – angle facts, midpoints	Find midpoints of sides of a triangle and join them. Conjecture about the shape.	Yes	nothing
Y7, Y8	Rods & Triangles	Investigation properties of shapes	Use rods of different lengths to form triangles	No	pen and paper
Y7,Y8	Designing a chocolate box and investigation	Practical maths	Design and make a chocolate box, then investigate how the volume changes	No	pen and paper
Y7 to Y10	Curvy areas	Investigation Area of a circle, semi-circle	Explore the areas of shapes made of circles and semicircles	No	pen and paper