Shape (3D) Starters:Dice Nets: Determine whether the given nets would fold to produce a dice. Dice Reflections: A dice is reflected in two mirrors. What numbers can be seen? Faces and Edges: Find the number of faces, edges and vertices on some familiar objects. Icosahedron: How many triangles are there on the surface of a regular icosahedron.
Small images of these Starters :: Index of Starters Shape (3D) Advanced Starters:Rosie's Cube: How many of the small cubes does Rosie need to complete the big cube? Sphere Hole: Find the volume of the remaining part of a sphere after a 10cm cylindrical hole has been drilled through it. SuggestedShape Sorter Drag each shape into the correct bin according to their types and symmetries.
Curriculum for Shape (3D):Year 5Pupils should be taught to identify 3-D shapes, including cubes and other cuboids, from 2-D representations more... Pupils should be taught to estimate volume [for example, using 1 cm3 blocks to build cuboids (including cubes)] and capacity [for example, using water] more... Year 6Pupils should be taught to recognise, describe and build simple 3-D shapes, including making nets more... Pupils should be taught to recognise when it is possible to use formulae for area and volume of shapes more... Pupils should be taught to calculate, estimate and compare volume of cubes and cuboids using standard units, including cubic centimetres and cubic metres, and extending to other units more... Years 7 to 9Pupils should be taught to derive and apply formulae to calculate and solve problems involving: perimeter and area of triangles, parallelograms, trapezia, volume of cuboids (including cubes) and other prisms (including cylinders) more... 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Notes:A particular skill is required to be able to excel in this area of Mathematics. Spatial awareness is important for solving multi-step problems that arise in areas such as architecture, engineering, science, art, games, and everyday life. Children have varying abilities visualizing three dimensional relationships but these abilities can be developed through practical activities and working through mathematical problems. Breaking down three dimensional situations into smaller two dimensional parts in an important strategy for problem solving.
Shape (3D) Teacher Resources:Cube Construction: This is a simple interactive that does nothing more than allow you to create 3D drawings of models made with cubes. The Great Dodecahedron: Pupils are not allowed to use their hands to point but must describe fully any shapes they can see in this picture. 3D Trigonometry Presentation: A slide presentation (a poem) introducing using trigonometry (including Pythagoras' Theorem) to find lengths and angles on three dimensional shapes. Shape (3D) Activities:Shape Sorter: Drag each shape into the correct bin according to their types and symmetries. Drawing 3D Objects: Draw two-dimensional representations of three-dimensional objects on an isometric dotty grid. Volume: Use formulae to solve problems involving the volumes of cuboids, cones, pyramids, prisms and composite solids. Net or Not: Drag the nets into the corresponding panels to show whether they would fold to form a cube. Dice Net Challenge: Drag the numbers onto the net so that when it is folded to form a cube numbers on opposite faces add up to prime numbers. Cube Face Meetings: Visualise the cubes formed by the nets and paint the three faces meeting at a vertex. Cubical Net Challenge: Find all the ways of painting the faces of cubes using only two colours. Coloured Cube 3D: Colour in the remaining faces of the nets of the cubes to match the rotating three-dimensional picture. Plans and Elevations: Interpret plans and elevations of three dimensional shapes. Volume Equals Surface Area: Find the cuboids with integer side lengths where the volume is numerically equal to the surface area. The Great Dodecahedron: Pupils are not allowed to use their hands to point but must describe fully any shapes they can see in this picture. Puzzle Cube Net: A jumbled moving-block puzzle cube is shown as a net. Can you solve it? Trigonometry in 3D: Calculate the lengths of sides and the size of angles in three dimensional shapes. Faces, Edges and Vertices: Calculate the number of faces, edges and vertices on 3D Shapes. Platonic Solids: Identify the names, nets and features of the five regular polyhedra. Similar Shapes: Questions about the scale factors of lengths, areas and volumes of similar shapes. Cylinders: Apply formulae for the volumes and surface areas of cylinders to answer a wide variety of questions Surface Area: Work out the surface areas of common solid shapes in this collection of exercises. Yes No Questions: A game to determine the mathematical item by asking questions that can only be answered yes or no. Finally there is Topic Test, a set of 10 randomly chosen, multiple choice questions suggested by people from around the world. Shape (3D) Investigations:Maxvoltray: Find the maximum volume of a tray made from an A4 sheet of paper. A practical mathematical investigation. Featured Investigations Painted Cube: The classic Painted Cube investigation. How many faces of the smaller cubes are painted blue? Shape (3D) Videos:Nets Video: Learn more about three-dimensional shapes and their nets. Volume Video: There are simple formulas that can be used to find the volumes of basic three-dimensional shapes. Platonic Solids Video: What are platonic solids and why are there only five of them? Surface Area Video: Finding the surface are of three dimensional shapes can involve some interesting formulae. Three Dimensional Trigonometry Video: When you have mastered trigonometry in two dimensions it is time to practise solving three-dimensional problems. Tetrahedron and Pyramid: A tetrahedron and a pyramid have edges of equal length. If they are glued together on a triangular face with the vertices aligned, how many faces will the new shape have? Shape (3D) Worksheets/Printables:Net or Not Printable: A printable series of sheets to support the 'Not or Not' challenges and Starter. Dodecahedron Calendar: The net of a dodecahedron with this year's calendar printed on its faces. Cube Calendar Nets: Printable nets for a desk calendar which show the day of the month. Shape (3D) External Links:Links to other websites containing resources for Shape (3D) are provided for those logged into 'Transum Mathematics'. Subscribing also opens up the opportunity for you to add your own links to this panel. You can sign up using one of the buttons below: SearchThe activity you are looking for may have been classified in a different way from the way you were expecting. You can search the whole of Transum Maths by using the box below.
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