Counting cubes

Counting cubes

Pencil and paperOnline interactive
Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
Further Resources
This task is about working out the number of cubes needed and then making the models.
For each question,

  1. write down the number of cubes you would need to make each model shown,
  2. then use the multi-link cubes to make each model.

Question 1Change answer

model-1.png
a)  i)  Write down the number of cubes that are needed to make the model shown above.
           
 
     ii)  Use multi-link cubes to make the model.

Question 1Change answer

model-2.png
b)  i)  Write down the number of cubes that are needed to make the model shown above.
           
 
     ii)  Use multi-link cubes to make the model.  
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with some auto-marking), and involves using equipment.
 
Equipment:
15 multi-link cubes.
Levels:
2, 3
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Shape
Keywords: 
3-dimensional shapes, model construction, visualising
Description of task: 
In this practical task, students use drawings to identify the number of multi-link cubes needed to construct 3-dimensional shapes. They then construct the objects.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Geometric thinking, set 3
Geometric thinking, sets 3-4
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
a) i)

ii)

 8 [Accept 7 as it is not possible to see whether there is a
cube in the centre back on the bottom layer.]
Model correctly made.
b) i)
ii)		 6
Model correctly made.