Properties of Shape - Draw Nets of 3D Shapes - Worksheet

In Lesson 14 of the Geometry series, students delve into the fascinating world of three-dimensional shapes by drawing and working with nets. The National Curriculum objective is for pupils to recognise angles at a point, on a straight line, or when they are vertically opposite, as well as to find missing angles. To aid in this learning process, differentiated worksheets and teaching slides are used as resources. The key vocabulary for this lesson includes terms such as '2-D and 3-D shapes', 'two-dimensional figure', 'three-dimensional shapes', 'nets', and 'faces'. Students apply their understanding of 2-D and 3-D shapes to identify three-dimensional shapes from their nets and learn how a net, which is a two-dimensional figure, can be folded to create a three-dimensional shape. Precision is encouraged as they use measuring tools to draw nets of shapes accurately.

Throughout the lesson, students are challenged with questions that prompt them to consider the relationships between the faces of three-dimensional shapes and their two-dimensional counterparts. They explore what a net is and predict the shape it will form when folded. The importance of accuracy in measurement is highlighted through activities where children draw, cut, fold, and stick to create shapes such as cubes and cuboids. The lesson also includes reasoning and problem-solving exercises where students must determine which nets can be folded to create specific boxes, investigate the number of different nets possible for a cube or cuboid, and systematically record their findings. This interactive approach helps students to understand the properties of shape and the significance of precision in geometry.