3-D Shapes - Worksheet

This worksheet is a valuable educational resource designed to help students identify and analyse the properties of three-dimensional (3-D) shapes. It is divided into sections, with the first part prompting students to name various 3-D shapes and then detail the number of faces, vertices, and edges each shape possesses. The worksheet is structured with blank fields for 'Name', 'Faces', 'Vertices', and 'Edges', allowing students to fill in the information as they explore different geometric solids. This exercise aids in reinforcing their understanding of 3-D shapes and their attributes, providing a hands-on approach to learning geometry.

The second part of the worksheet shifts focus to the relationship between three-dimensional and two-dimensional (2-D) shapes. Students are tasked with examining each 3-D shape provided and drawing the 2-D shapes they can observe within them. This could include identifying the shapes of the faces such as squares on a cube or triangles on a pyramid. The first example is completed as a guide to demonstrate what is expected. This activity is designed to enhance spatial awareness and the ability to visualise the flat shapes that make up the surfaces of 3-D objects, a fundamental skill in geometry. The continuation of this exercise on the worksheet allows for further practice and consolidation of these concepts.