Sixth Class166 Skills
Shape and Space

6..1.1

2-D shapes • make informal deductions about 2-D shapes and their properties • use angle and line properties to classify and describe triangles and quadrilaterals • construct triangles from given sides or angles • identify the properties of the circle • construct a circle of given radius or diameter • tessellate combinations of 2-D shapes • classify 2-D shapes according to their lines of symmetry • plot simple co-ordinates and apply where appropriate • use 2-D shapes and properties to solve problems.

6..1.2

3-D shapes • identify and examine 3-D shapes and explore relationships, including octahedron (faces, edges and vertices) • draw the nets of simple 3-D shapes and construct the shapes.

6..1.3

Lines and angles • recognise, classify and describe angles and relate angles to shape • recognise angles in terms of a rotation • estimate, measure and construct angles in degrees • explore the sum of the angles in a quadrilateral

Data

6..1.2

Chance • identify and list all possible outcomes of simple random processes • estimate the likelihood of occurrence of events; order on a scale from 0 to 100%, 0 to 1 • construct and use frequency charts and tables

Number

6..1.5

Number theory • identify simple prime and composite numbers • identify and explore square numbers • explore and identify simple square roots • identify common factors and multiples • write whole numbers in exponential form

Measures

6..1.1

Length • select and use appropriate instruments of measurement • rename measures of length • estimate and measure the perimeter of regular and irregular shapes • use and interpret scales on maps and plans

6..1.2

Area • recognise that the length of the perimeter of a rectangular shape does not determine the area of the shape • calculate the area of regular and irregular 2-D shapes • measure the surface area of specified 3-D shapes • calculate area using acres and hectares • identify the relationship between square metres and square centimetres • find the area of a room from a scale plan

6..1.3

Weight • select and use appropriate instruments of measurement • rename measures of weight

6..1.4

Capacity • select and use appropriate instruments of measurement • rename measures of capacity • find the volume of a cuboid experimentally

6..1.5

Time • explore international time zones • explore the relationship between time, distance and average speed

6..1.6

Money (use up to introduction of the euro) • explore value for money • convert foreign currencies to Irish pounds and vice versa

6..1.7

Money - euro • explore value for money • convert other currencies to euro and vice versa

Algebra

6..1.1

Directed numbers • identify positive and negative numbers on the number line • add simple positive and negative numbers on the number line

6..1.3

Variables • explore the concept of a variable in the context of simple patterns, tables and simple formulae and substitute values for variables

6..1.4

Equations • translate word problems with a variable into number sentences • solve one-step number sentences and equations