Shape

Get the Buzz! Problem Solving for Key Stage 2 is a comprehensive educational resource designed to enhance the problem-solving skills of children in the area of mathematics, focusing particularly on shapes and their properties. One of the exercises, titled "Bag of Solids," challenges students to determine which combination of shapes Maddie could have picked from a bag to total a specific number of faces. It encourages children to explore different combinations of triangular based pyramids, triangular prisms, and cubes, and to find all possible totals of faces between 15 and 25. The activity also prompts students to consider the addition of cylinders and cones, expanding the range of possibilities and complexity of the problem.

Another engaging activity, "Straws," invites students to manipulate straws of two different lengths to construct various quadrilaterals. They are tasked with drawing and accurately naming the shapes they create, as well as determining the number of different quadrilaterals possible with the given straw lengths. The exercise not only tests their knowledge of geometry but also their creativity and spatial awareness. The resource includes various other activities that incorporate different mathematical concepts such as addition, multiplication, division, and the use of formulas, all aimed at developing a deeper understanding and proficiency in mathematics among Key Stage 2 students.