Lesson Plans Course: Mastering Skills & Concepts: Course I Module ...

Lesson PlansCourse: Mastering Skills & Concepts: Course IModule: Geometry and MeasurementUnit:GeometrySession: Three-Dimensional ShapesLearning ObjectivesExploring common three-dimensional shapes and theirtwo-dimensional nets.Identifying the faces of common three-dimensionalshapes.OverviewIn a candle shop, we identify the shapes of three candles andtheir boxes. We open out the boxes and look at the faces ofeach shape.KeywordsFaceNetCircleTeaching StrategiesPrior to the sessionHave children bring in various containers from home andcompare their properties.Have students flatten various paper cartons and boxes andidentify the parts that make up each face.At the end of the sessionHave students count and record the number of faces,corners, and edges on an assortment of boxes and decidewhat always seems to be true about a box.Look at pictures of the pyramids in Egypt and Mexico andhave students create nets that correspond to their shapes.Have students bring in examples of cylindrical containers(that have tops and bottoms preferably) and cut them upto form their nets; label the parts that make up thecylinder.© 2001 Riverdeep Interactive Learning Limited. All rights reserved.