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Create three dimensional objects in an applied science instructional activity. The goal is for your class to recognize, compare, and model shapes. Using cookie cutters and clay or play dough, they create models for three-dimensional shapes.

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comparisons, depth, 2-d, shapes

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comparisons, cookie cutters, depth, recognition, shapes, three dimensional, two dimensional, math
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2nd - 6th
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Math
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