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Shape, space and measures

1. Shape

Shapes are representations, in the form of boundaries (edges or sides) and angles, of objects we might see around us in everyday life.

Shapes can be 2-dimensional (2-D, flat), measured in terms of length and width, or 3-dimensional (3-D, with depth), measured in terms of length, width and height.


Polygons

In this resource we look at polygons: 2-D shapes formed from 3 or more connected straight lines, or edges, with a corresponding number of corners (or vertices).