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Year 2
Find different ways to sort 3D shapes
I can find different ways to sort 3D shapes.
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Year 2
Find different ways to sort 3D shapes
I can find different ways to sort 3D shapes.
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Lesson details
Key learning points
- 3D shapes can be sorted by their properties
- The properties of 3D shapes are the faces, edges and vertices
Keywords
Faces - The flat 2D surfaces of a 3D shape.
Edges - The straight lines where two faces of a 3D shape meet.
Vertices - The corners of a shape where two or more edges meet.
Common misconception
Children may still find it difficult to count the number of faces, vertices and edges on a 3D shape when they are looking at an image of that shape.
Provide 3D shapes for the children to handle. Encourage them to mark the faces, vertices and edges with a wipe-clean pen as they count. Talk about where the properties can be found on each shape e.g. a triangular prism has 3 vertices at each end.
Provide opportunities to handle different examples of 3D shapes, including familiar objects from the children's environment.
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6 Questions
Q1.
Label the parts of these 3D shapes.
triangular face
apex
base
Q2.
Which of these shapes are pyramids?
Q3.
Match the image to the name of the prism.
triangular prism
pentagonal prism
hexagonal prism
Q4.
Each of the shapes is a prism. A prism has two opposite faces joined by .
triangles
vertices
Q5.
Which of these properties describe prisms?
Has triangular faces that meet at an apex.
The one polygon on the base gives this shape its name.
Q6.
Which of these properties describe a pyramid?
Two opposite, identical polygon faces.
The two opposite, identical polygons give the shape its name.
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6 Questions
Q1.
These shapes have been sorted into the same set. How have they been sorted?
They all have circular faces.
They all have vertices.
Q2.
These shapes have been sorted into the same set. How have they been sorted?
They don't have vertices.
They don't have edges.
Q3.
These shapes are in the same set because they have 6 or more .
faces
Q4.
These shapes are in the same set because they have no faces.
square
circular
Q5.
Which shape should not be in this set?
a
b
d
Q6.
How have these shapes been sorted? What is the missing word in each set?
edges
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