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- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 2nd
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Students compare and contrast similar two and three dimensional shapes within cooperative groups. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students discover and calculate the volume and surface area of three dimensional figures. They become aware of different three dimensional shapes, their uses in real-life applications, and methods used to calculate their volume and surface area. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students culminate their study of shapes by describing the shapes using the proper mathematical descriptors. Full Review »
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- 2nd
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Students, with partners, use graph or dot paper to draw all views of a 3 dimensional object in 2 dimensional form. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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Students record examples of various shapes in their class and school. They create a list of two and three dimensional shapes found in their environment. They research information about each shape and write a storyboard for a picture slideshow. They edit and author a slideshow presentation about the shapes they selected. Full Review »
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- 4th - 6th
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Students explore geometric figures. They create a collage of shapes using magazines and construct a 3 dimensional labeled models using clay to hang in the classroom. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students identify the relationship between 2 and 3 dimensional shapes Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students investigate three dimensional shapes. They examine a variety of shapes and the relationship between the number of faces, edges, and vertices. Students determine Euler's formula and they create a variety of three dimensional shapes. Full Review »
- Grade Range
- Kindergarten - 1st
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Students investigate the concept of shapes. They use two dimensional pictures of shapes taken from their use in the everyday world. This is done to eliminate the problem of memorization. They discover the shapes through repeated exposure and opportunity to interact with others. Full Review »
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- 3rd
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Students spend time handling, observing, constructing, and describing three dimensional shapes. They discover strategies to compute the number of cubes that fit inside a rectangular box. Students work together in groups to create a box city. Full Review »

