3D shape
Vertices, faces and edges are all here in abundance, there's plenty to keep them busy if you're investigating properties of three dimensional shapes.
3D shape advanced presentation
Visit in a new windowWe love this advanced presentation which provides images and properties. Cuboid Cube Prism Triangular Prism Hexagonal Prism Cylinder Cone Sphere Square-Based Pyramid Tetrahedron Octahedron Dodecahedron Icosahedron .... are all covered! Remember this is a link to a PowerPoint presentation so you need software to view it. If you don't have MS Office, try the free Open Office instead.
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3D shapes
Visit in a new windowRevolving shapes and nets to print out are the highlights of this wonderful site. Great.
Many users report this link as broken, often it does work, but needs special software (called a plugin) to be installed on your computer. Your ICT coordinator or school technician should be able to help you with this matter. You'll then be able to fully enjoy this fantastic resource.
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3D Shapes powerpoint
Visit in a new windowA great powerpoint presentation for 3D shapes. It's a large file (around 3MB) so it may take a while to download. Contains some great real-life photos from Stately home Aston Hall.
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Isometric grid
Visit in a new windowWe love this isometric grid. It will allow you to create a visual representation on the board - beats using unifix or multilink cubes. Will support objectives that encourage counting cubes in different arrangements and any types of visualisation.
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Match the 3D shapes
Visit in a new windowSimple activity of matching the pictures of shapes. Ideal for upper Ks2. We would ask the children to tell us the properties of the 3D shapes as they come to the board to match them up. Cards are mixed up each time you start a new game!
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Match the shape with the name
Visit in a new windowA simple 3D shape matching game where you match the name with the picture of the shape.
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Printable nets
Visit in a new windowReally professional and handsome nets to print for cube, cuboid, pyramid, cone, tetrahedron, cylinder, octahedron, rhombic prism, dodecahedron, pentagonal prism and pentagonal pyramid.
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Sort curved faces and vertices
Visit in a new windowSorting shapes and other 3D activities for lower Ks2.
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Spy the 3D shape
Visit in a new windowIncludes a cube, prism, triangular and square based pyramid, cone and cylinder. Peep at them through the spy hole to guess the shape. Great for ks1 and lower Ks2.
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Visualise the 3D shape made of cubes
Visit in a new windowHere's a shape made of many cubes. But how many? Great for visualisation, finding the area, even time tables.
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Volume cubes
Visit in a new windowPrintable cube nets with squares marked on each side to aid understanding of volume.
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