3D Shapes

3D Shapes

3D shapes and their nets

Features

Face - flat side

Edge - the line where 2 faces meet

Vertex - a corner where edges connect

Vertices - the plural of vertex

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How many edges?

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How many vertics?

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How many faces?

Prisms

Two bases

Rectangular faces

Name comes from the base

Has a constant cross-section

Multiple Choice

A prism gets its name from its.....

• base

• faces

• edges

Multiple Choice

The base of a hexagonal prism is a...

• triangle

• rectangle

• pentagon

• hexagon

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The name of this shape is a...

• triangle based pyramid

• triangular prism

• triangle based pyramid

• tetrahedron

Pyramids

1 base

Triangular faces

Tapers to a point

Name comes from the base

Example: The Pentagonal pyramid has a pentagon shaped base

Multiple Choice

What shape is the base of a pentagonal pyramid?

• triangle

• square

• pentagon

• hexagon

Multiple Select

Click all the correct names for this shape

• Tetrahedron

• Triangular Prism

• Triangle based Pyramid

• Triangle

Nets

A 3D shape can be unfolded to make a flat 2D shape called a net

When you fold a net up it makes the 3D shape

Multiple Choice

What 3D shape will this net make?

• cube

• cuboid

• tetrahedron

• square based pyramid

Multiple Choice

What 3D shape will this net make?

• triangular prism

• cuboid

• tetrahedron

• square based pyramid

Multiple Choice

What 3D shape will this net make?

• cylinder

• triangular prism

• tetrahedron

• triangle based pyramid

Multiple Choice

What 3D shape will this net make?

• cylinder

• cone

• tetrahedron

• triangle based pyramid