:Nets
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Approach: Independent  Level: Year 4 and 8
Focus:     Visualising 3D objects
Resources: Answer booklet 
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Questions / instructions:
Draw circles around the nets that can be folded to make a cube
(no cutting allowed).
   
% responses
2005 ('01)
Y4
Y8
 
circled
41 (32)
60 (61)
circled
67 (74)
87 (88)
circled
36 (25)
44 (41)
circled
64 (80)
88 (91)
circled
51 (44)
79 (77)
circled
78 (79)
96 (94)
 
Total score: 6
7 (5)
29 (25)
5
10 (12)
27 (30)
4
28 (30)
26 (24)
3
20 (25)
10 (15)
2
25 (22)
7 (6)
1
3 (5)
0 (0)
0
7 (1)
0 (0)

Commentary:
Responses by year 4 students were only slightly better than guessing, whereas year 8 students displayed a good command of this visualisation skill. There were only small differences between 2001 and 2005.

 
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