How to be a 3D Shape Detective Produced by Sue Bolton Greenway First and Nursery School Crossways Berkhamsted Herts HP4 3NH Year 4 objectives. Describe and visualise 3 D and 2 D shapes; classify them according to their properties.
How to be a shape detective Part 2
Read the clues to work out the shapes
All the shapes will be 3D shapes. Do you know what 3D means?
3D means three dimensional. 3D shapes are solid shapes. Now lets see how good a 3D shape detective you are!
I have 5 faces and 5 corners. I have a square base. What shape am I? I am a square-based pyramid.
I have 2 flat faces and 1 curved face. I have no corners. What shape am I? I am a cylinder.
I have 6 faces. What shape am I? Yes, I am a Cube. I have 8 corners. All my sides are equal.
3D shapes are solid shapes. Remember How are you doing?
I have 6 faces. I have 8 corners. My sides are not equal. What 3D shape am I? I am a cuboid.
I have 4 faces. I have 4 corners. Have you guessed yet? I am a triangular-based Pyramid. I have a triangular base.
I have a circular base. I have 1 flat face and 1 curved face. Do you know my name? I am a Cone. I have 1 corner.
I am a the final 3D shape for you to guess. I have 1 curved face. I have no corners. Can you guess? Yes, the last solid shape is a Sphere.