3D Shape Exploration Worksheet

Year 3 Mathematics — AC9M3SP01

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🧊 Part 1: Know Your 3D Shapes

Key Words: A face is a flat surface. An edge is where two faces meet. A corner (vertex) is where edges meet at a point.

1. A cube has 6 faces, 12 edges, and 8 corners. Which of these objects is shaped like a cube?

A football

A dice

A can of soup

A party hat

2. A rectangular prism has 6 faces, 12 edges, and 8 corners. Which objects below are shaped like a rectangular prism? (Tick all that apply.)

A cereal box

A tennis ball

A brick

A shoe box

3. Which 3D shape has no edges and no corners?

Cube

Cone

Sphere

Cylinder

4. Match each 3D shape to its correct features.

Cone

Cylinder

Cube

Sphere

6 faces, 12 edges, 8 corners

0 faces, 0 edges, 0 corners

1 flat face, 1 curved face, 1 corner

2 flat faces, 1 curved face, 0 corners

✏️ Part 2: Draw, Label and Count

5. Draw a cylinder, a cone, and a sphere in the boxes below. Label each shape.

6. Complete the table by filling in the missing numbers for each shape.

Cube: Faces: 6 | Edges: _____ | Corners: _____

Rectangular Prism: Faces: _____ | Edges: 12 | Corners: _____

Cone: Faces: _____ | Edges: 1 | Corners: _____

Sphere: Faces: _____ | Edges: _____ | Corners: _____

7. Your teacher says: "Build a model with 6 faces, 12 edges, and 8 corners." What shape would you build?

I would build a _________________________ using cubic blocks.

8. How is a cube different from a sphere? Write one sentence.

9. How is a cube similar to a rectangular prism? Write one sentence.

10. Look around your classroom or home. Name two objects that are 3D shapes and write their shape name.

Object 1: _________________________ is a _________________________

Object 2: _________________________ is a _________________________

11. 🌟 Challenge! If you stacked two cubes on top of each other, how many faces, edges, and corners would the new shape have? Use the space below to work it out.

3D Shape Exploration Worksheet

3D Shape Exploration Worksheet

🧊 Part 1: Know Your 3D Shapes

✏️ Part 2: Draw, Label and Count

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