Year 3

To describe the properties of 3D shapes

Year 3

To describe the properties of 3D shapes

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Key learning points

  1. In this lesson, we will look in detail at the properties of 3D shapes and learn to identify these properties. This will build on our work on angles and 2D shapes.

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4 Questions

Q1.
What do we call all shapes with 4 sides?
Correct answer: quadrilaterals
rectangles
squares
triangles
Q2.
What makes this a square (tick 3)
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Correct answer: all 4 sides are the same length
Correct answer: It has 4 right angles
Correct answer: It has 4 sides
it is green
Q3.
How many right angles does this shape have?
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Correct answer: 1
2
3
4
Q4.
True or false, acute angles are bigger than right angles?
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Correct answer: False
True

5 Questions

Q1.
3D shapes are...
all cubes
big
blue
Correct answer: shapes with 3 dimensions
Q2.
What is this 3-D shape called?
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Correct answer: cone
cube
cuboid
Triangular prism
Q3.
How many vertices does this shape have?
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2
4
6
Correct answer: 8
Q4.
How many faces does this shape have?
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2
4
Correct answer: 5
6
Q5.
Which shape have 2 circular faces that are parallel?
cube
Cone
square-based pyramid
Correct answer: cyclinder