Students will tell if a shape is 2-dimensional or 3-dimensional.

Third graders develop their understanding of the importance of different 2-dimensional shapes by finding real world examples.

Cross-sections are one way that two-dimensional objects are connected to three-dimensional objects.

An architectural modeling lesson that first demonstrates how architects combine forms to create buildings and then provides instructions for building architectural models. Includes links to architectural terms and to useful illustrations...

A lesson plan to help students understand the use of symbols and images to express their feelings through their artwork. A great lesson plan to boost students' self esteem. Has a link to a site with examples of Kandinsky's work.

A lesson plan to help students understand the use of symbols and images to express their feelings through their artwork. A great lesson plan to boost students' self esteem. Has a link to a site with examples of Kandinsky's work.

This lesson utilizes the concepts of cross-sections of three-dimensional figures to demonstrate the derivation of two-dimensional shapes.

During this activity, middle schoolers will create nets for prisms. They will find the volume and surface area of the shapes. They will also use interactive activities to review three-dimensional shapes.This lesson plan was created as a...

In this lesson, 7th graders slice three dimensional objects to determine what two dimensional shape is created.

A geometry instructional activity that examines the history and structure of ancient pyramids and engages students in constructing pyramid models. A comprehensive instructional activity that considers students with diverse learning...

This Math Forum instructional activity gives instructions on how to build a paper pyramid. Bonuses included finding the surface area and volume of the pyramid.

Explore the world of prisms in this mini-lesson by learning what are prisms, definitions with shapes and examples, the difference between regular, irregular, right, and oblique prisms, the surface area of a prism, and the volume of a...