Resource 4: 3D objects

Background information / subject knowledge for teacher

You will find useful resources on the website below:

http://www.bbc.co.uk/ schools/ ks2bitesize/ maths/ [Tip: hold Ctrl and click a link to open it in a new tab. (Hide tip)]

This website provides background information on ‘shape, space and measures’. The ‘revision bite’ on 3D objects is particularly relevant.

3D objects have surfaces (sides), edges and vertices (corners).

The exception is the sphere, which has no edges or vertices.

Original Source: http://www.bbc.co.uk/ bitesize/ (Accessed 2008)

Resource 5: Recording results