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Year 2

Describe and name 3D shapes

I can recognise and name cones, cylinders, cubes, cuboids and spheres and describe their properties.

New
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Year 2

Describe and name 3D shapes

I can recognise and name cones, cylinders, cubes, cuboids and spheres and describe their properties.

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Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. A property of a 3D shape can be the number of faces, edges or vertices it has.
  2. Each face of a 3D shape is a 2D shape.

Keywords

  • Cuboid - A 3D shape with 6 rectangular faces.

  • Cube - A 3D shape with 6 identical square faces.

  • Cone - A 3D shape with one circular face, one curved surface and one vertex.

  • Sphere - A 3D shape with one curved surface.

  • Cylinder - A 3D shape with two circular faces and one curved surface.

Common misconception

Children may think that a curved surface is a face, or the curved line where a curved surface meets a flat face is an edge.

Handle the shapes and discuss how faces and edges feel. Write these descriptions down and use them to help the children distinguish between faces and curved surfaces, or curved lines and edges.

Allow children to handle and manipulate 3D shapes when looking at images of them. This will help children to develop their visualisation skills and support them to count the faces, edges and vertices.
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Lesson video

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6 Questions

Q1.
Which of the statements about these shapes are true?
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Correct answer: They are both rectangles.
They are both squares.
Correct answer: They both have 4 vertices.
Q2.
Match the shape to its properties.
Correct Answer:square,4 equal sides

4 equal sides

Correct Answer:triangle,3 vertices

3 vertices

Correct Answer:octagon,8 straight sides

8 straight sides

Correct Answer:hexagon,6 vertices

6 vertices

Correct Answer:pentagon,5 straight sides

5 straight sides

Q3.
True or false. This shape is symmetrical.
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True
Correct answer: False
Q4.
Jun printed this shape by dipping a 3D shape into paint. Which 3D shape could he have used?
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Q5.
Sofia printed this shape by dipping a 3D shape into paint. Which 3D shape could she have used?
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Q6.
Which 3D shape will Jun make using these 2D shapes?
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6 Questions

Q1.
Match the 3D shapes to their descriptions.
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Correct Answer:sphere,no faces and one curved surface

no faces and one curved surface

Correct Answer:cylinder,two circular faces and one curved surface

two circular faces and one curved surface

Correct Answer:cuboid,two square faces and four rectangular faces

two square faces and four rectangular faces

Q2.
Label the parts of these 3D shapes.
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Correct Answer:a,a vertex

a vertex

Correct Answer:b,a curved surface

a curved surface

Correct Answer:c,a face

a face

Q3.
Match the parts of the sentences together correctly.
Correct Answer:A face is the,flat surface of a 3D shape.

flat surface of a 3D shape.

Correct Answer:The edge of a 3D shape is the,straight line where two faces meet.

straight line where two faces meet.

Correct Answer:The vertex is the ,corner of the shape where two or more edges meet.

corner of the shape where two or more edges meet.

Q4.
Match the images to the names of the 3D shapes.
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Correct Answer:a,cuboids

cuboids

Correct Answer:b,cylinders

cylinders

Correct Answer:c,cones

cones

Q5.
Match the 3D shapes to their properties.
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Correct Answer:cube,a type of cuboid that has 6 identical square faces

a type of cuboid that has 6 identical square faces

Correct Answer:cylinder,has two circular faces, no vertices and no edges

has two circular faces, no vertices and no edges

Correct Answer:sphere,has no faces, no vertices and no edges

has no faces, no vertices and no edges

Q6.
A cuboid has faces.
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3 rectangular
Correct answer: 6 rectangular
3 square
6 circular