Mastering 3D Shapes: A Guide for 3rd Grade Maths | Geometry Term 1 Unit 1

Mastering 3D Shapes: A Guide for 3rd Grade Maths | Geometry Term 1 Unit 1

Construction of 3D shapes

3rd Maths : Term 1 Unit 1 : Geometry

Teacher’s note : Cuboid, Cube, Cylinder, Sphere, Pyramid, Cone - Teacher can guide the children to draw 3D object and give the real object of the 3D shapes, so that the children can touch, feel and find out the answers.

Construction of 3D shapes.

Look at the things around you.

Identify the shapes of the objects. Observe the dimensions of these objects.

Cuboid, Cube, Cylinder, Sphere, Pyramid, Cone

Examples of 3D objects like gift box, ball, book, and ice cream cone

3D Shapes

Cuboid, Cube, Cylinder, Sphere, Pyramid, Cone

Diagrams of Cuboid, Cube, Cylinder, Sphere, Pyramid, and Cone

Solid shapes have 3 Dimensions namely length, breadth, and height.

These are shortly called as 3D shapes.

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A Cube is a solid shape made of squares. It has 6 faces, 12 edges and 8 vertices.

A Cuboid is a solid shape made of rectangles. It has 6 faces, 12 edges and 8 vertices.

A Sphere is a solid shape made of circles. It has 1 faces, no edges and no vertex.

Practice

1. Complete the following table by filing the properties of 2d and 3d shapes.

Table to fill properties of 2D and 3D shapes like square, rectangle, circle, cube, cuboid, and sphere

2. Match the following.

Matching exercise: match 3D shapes to real-world objects
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Sphere → Ball

Cylinder → Can

Cone → Birthday Cap

Cube → Dice

Cuboid → Book

Teacher’s note : Teacher shall facilitate the children to draw the front and side views of 3d shapes by providing the objects.

Activity 4

Join the dots to form 3D shapes.

Activity to join dots to form 3D shapes like a cube and a cylinder

Activity 5

Complete solid shapes and colour it.

Sphere, Cuboid, Cube, Cone, Cylinder, Cube

Activity to complete drawing of solid shapes

Teacher’s note : Teacher can guide the children to draw 3D object and give the real object of the 3D shapes, so that the children can touch, feel and find out the answers.