Year 5 Position in the First Quadrant Maths Challenge

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Play this Year 5 Position in the First Quadrant Maths Challenge and put your knowledge of reading, writing and plotting coordinates to the ultimate test! Help Pirate Polly work out the coordinates of the two Triangle Islands that are missing from the ripped treasure map. How long will it take you to complete the challenge?

Teacher Specific Information

This Year 5 Position in the First Quadrant Maths Challenge checks pupils’ understanding of reading, writing and plotting coordinates within a problem solving context. Pupils will work out and record the missing coordinates of the 4th and 5th Triangle Islands based on a sequence.

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National Curriculum Objectives

Geometry – Position and Direction

Mathematics Year 5: (5P2) Identify, describe and represent the position of a shape following a reflection or translation, using the appropriate language, and know that the shape has not changed