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Naming 3-D shapes and identifying their properties.

Can you name Can you name Can you name Can you name

each shape?each shape?each shape?each shape?

Cube

Pyramid

Cylinder

Cone Cuboid

Sphere

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Naming 3-D shapes and identifying their properties.

curved facesflat faces

Let’s sort these shapes Let’s sort these shapes Let’s sort these shapes Let’s sort these shapes

into those with flat into those with flat into those with flat into those with flat

faces and those with faces and those with faces and those with faces and those with

curved faces. curved faces. curved faces. curved faces.

Let’s sort these shapes Let’s sort these shapes Let’s sort these shapes Let’s sort these shapes

into those with flat into those with flat into those with flat into those with flat

faces and those with faces and those with faces and those with faces and those with

curved faces. curved faces. curved faces. curved faces.

Where do you Where do you Where do you Where do you think we should think we should think we should think we should put each shape?put each shape?put each shape?put each shape?

The cylinder and cone have The cylinder and cone have The cylinder and cone have The cylinder and cone have

both flat faces both flat faces both flat faces both flat faces andandandand curved curved curved curved

faces. faces. faces. faces.

The cylinder and cone have The cylinder and cone have The cylinder and cone have The cylinder and cone have

both flat faces both flat faces both flat faces both flat faces andandandand curved curved curved curved

faces. faces. faces. faces.

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Naming 3-D shapes and identifying their properties.

Which shapes do you think will Which shapes do you think will Which shapes do you think will Which shapes do you think will

roll roll roll roll well? Whywell? Whywell? Whywell? Why? ? ? ?

Which will Which will Which will Which will slide slide slide slide well? well? well? well? Why?Why?Why?Why?

Which shapes do you think will Which shapes do you think will Which shapes do you think will Which shapes do you think will stack stack stack stack well?well?well?well?

You could find some You could find some You could find some You could find some

shapes and try shapes and try shapes and try shapes and try out your out your out your out your

ideas... ideas... ideas... ideas...

You could find some You could find some You could find some You could find some

shapes and try shapes and try shapes and try shapes and try out your out your out your out your

ideas... ideas... ideas... ideas...

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Naming 3-D shapes and identifying their properties.

This shape hasThis shape hasThis shape hasThis shape has flat flat flat flat

faces, faces, faces, faces, but do you but do you but do you but do you

think it would be think it would be think it would be think it would be

good to build with? good to build with? good to build with? good to build with?

This shape hasThis shape hasThis shape hasThis shape has flat flat flat flat

faces, faces, faces, faces, but do you but do you but do you but do you

think it would be think it would be think it would be think it would be

good to build with? good to build with? good to build with? good to build with?

People don’t use this shape like a People don’t use this shape like a People don’t use this shape like a People don’t use this shape like a

brick for building, but the Egyptians, brick for building, but the Egyptians, brick for building, but the Egyptians, brick for building, but the Egyptians,

among others, made buildings in this among others, made buildings in this among others, made buildings in this among others, made buildings in this

shape.shape.shape.shape.

This shape is called a This shape is called a This shape is called a This shape is called a squaresquaresquaresquare----based based based based

pyramidpyramidpyramidpyramid. . . .

People don’t use this shape like a People don’t use this shape like a People don’t use this shape like a People don’t use this shape like a

brick for building, but the Egyptians, brick for building, but the Egyptians, brick for building, but the Egyptians, brick for building, but the Egyptians,

among others, made buildings in this among others, made buildings in this among others, made buildings in this among others, made buildings in this

shape.shape.shape.shape.

This shape is called a This shape is called a This shape is called a This shape is called a squaresquaresquaresquare----based based based based

pyramidpyramidpyramidpyramid. . . .

What shapes are its What shapes are its What shapes are its What shapes are its

faces? Pyramids can faces? Pyramids can faces? Pyramids can faces? Pyramids can

have different shapes have different shapes have different shapes have different shapes

on the base but the on the base but the on the base but the on the base but the

other faces are other faces are other faces are other faces are always always always always

triangles. triangles. triangles. triangles.

What shapes are its What shapes are its What shapes are its What shapes are its

faces? Pyramids can faces? Pyramids can faces? Pyramids can faces? Pyramids can

have different shapes have different shapes have different shapes have different shapes

on the base but the on the base but the on the base but the on the base but the

other faces are other faces are other faces are other faces are always always always always

triangles. triangles. triangles. triangles.

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Naming 3-D shapes and identifying their properties.

The shapes might look The shapes might look The shapes might look The shapes might look

a bit different, but all a bit different, but all a bit different, but all a bit different, but all

are cuboids because are cuboids because are cuboids because are cuboids because

they have they have they have they have 6 faces 6 faces 6 faces 6 faces

which are oblongs and which are oblongs and which are oblongs and which are oblongs and

squares. squares. squares. squares.

The shapes might look The shapes might look The shapes might look The shapes might look

a bit different, but all a bit different, but all a bit different, but all a bit different, but all

are cuboids because are cuboids because are cuboids because are cuboids because

they have they have they have they have 6 faces 6 faces 6 faces 6 faces

which are oblongs and which are oblongs and which are oblongs and which are oblongs and

squares. squares. squares. squares.

These are all These are all These are all These are all

cuboids.cuboids.cuboids.cuboids.

These are all These are all These are all These are all

cuboids.cuboids.cuboids.cuboids.

Their Their Their Their opposite faces opposite faces opposite faces opposite faces

are always the are always the are always the are always the same same same same

shape and size.shape and size.shape and size.shape and size.

Their Their Their Their opposite faces opposite faces opposite faces opposite faces

are always the are always the are always the are always the same same same same

shape and size.shape and size.shape and size.shape and size.