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3D Shapes Introduction

Help Maia pack a space-probe kit. Look closely at the shapes, then solve each challenge. An edge is where two flat faces meet.

Shape spotters

Use the shape names in each challenge to answer the questions.

1.Maia needs a shape that can roll smoothly in every direction, like a ball. Which shape should she choose?

Cube
Sphere
Cylinder

2.The probe's supply box has six equal square faces. What 3D shape is it?

3.Tick every shape that has at least one flat face: cube, sphere, cylinder, cone.

Pack the probe

Match each object to the 3D shape it is most like.

4.Match each everyday object to its shape.

Tennis ball
Soup tin
Party hat
Dice

Cone
Sphere
Cube
Cylinder

5.The cylinder can roll on its curved surface and stand on its flat ends. How many flat faces does it have?

6.Complete the idea: A face is a surface on a 3D shape.

7.Which statement about a sphere is true?

It has only flat faces.
It has a curved surface and no flat faces.
It has six square faces.

8.Which everyday object has a curved surface and two flat circular faces: a tennis ball, a soup tin, or a party hat?

9.True or false: A cube has edges where two flat faces meet.

TrueFalse

10.Maia wants to make a ramp for the probe to roll down. Choose a shape from the kit that can roll, then explain what part of its surface helps it roll.

11.Draw a 3D shape you could add to the kit. Label it and add one clue about its faces or surface.