Solid shapes
I can name solid shapes and count their faces.
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Years 1 and 2 · Maths
Solid shapes: I can name solid shapes and count their faces.
Here are 3 solid shapes. They are not flat.
A cube and a cuboid. The cuboid is longer.
The third is a pyramid. It has a point.
Picture: 3 shapes. 1: Cube: a cube. 2: Cuboid: a cuboid. 3: Pyramid: a square-based pyramid.
A sphere has a curved surface, round all over.
A cone has a round flat end and a point.
A cylinder has 2 flat ends. They are circles.
Picture: 3 shapes. 1: Sphere: a sphere. 2: Cone: a cone. 3: Cylinder: a cylinder.
Your turn: What is this shape called?
Picture: A solid round shape like a ball, with 1 curved surface.
Choose one:
- cube
- sphere
- cone
Answer
The answer: sphere
It is round all over, so it is a sphere.
Picture: Sphere: a sphere.
Words to know
- solid shape:
- A shape that is not flat, like a cube or a sphere.
- face:
- A flat side of a solid shape.
- edge:
- The line where two faces of a solid shape meet.
- vertex:
- A corner of a solid shape, where edges meet. Two or more are called vertices.
- curved surface:
- A part of a solid shape that is not flat, like the side of a cylinder.
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