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2D 3D Shape Cards
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2D 3D Shape Cards
The shape museum needs new cards for its displays. Study the shape galleries, then solve each challenge. A face is a flat surface on a 3D object; an edge is where two faces meet; a vertex is a corner.
Gallery A: Flat shapes
These 2D shapes are displayed on the museum wall.
Triangle
Square
Circle
1.A new card shows a shape with 5 straight sides. What is its name?
2.Which statement about the square card is true?
- It has 3 sides.
- It has 4 equal sides and 4 corners.
- It has no straight sides.
- It is a 3D shape.
3.True or false: A circle has straight sides and corners.
TrueFalse
Gallery B: Solid shapes
These 3D shapes can be held and viewed from different directions.
Cube
Sphere
Cone
4.A tin can is most like which 3D shape?
- Sphere
- Cylinder
- Cube
- Cone
5.Match each 3D shape to its description: cube; sphere; cone; cylinder. Descriptions: has two circular flat faces and one curved surface; has one circular flat face and a point; has 6 square faces; is ball-shaped with one curved surface.
- Cube
- Sphere
- Cone
- Cylinder
- Ball-shaped with one curved surface
- Two circular flat faces and one curved surface
- One circular flat face and a point
- Has 6 square faces
6.A cube display has 6 faces and 12 edges. How many vertices does it have?
7.The museum's ball-shaped model rolls smoothly in every direction. Name the 3D shape and explain why it rolls.
8.The museum has a box shaped like a rectangular prism. How many faces does it have?
9.Make a mini shape card for a triangle from Gallery A. Write its name, say whether it is 2D or 3D, and give one property that helps identify it.
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