Cutting food

Cutting food

Pencil and paper
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This task is about drawing cross sections of objects.
For each piece of food below, draw what the cross-section would look like if it was cut along  ...
  1. Line 1 only,
  2. and Line 2 only.  
a)
orange
i)     Cut along Line 1 ii)    Cut along Line 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
b)
carrot
  

i)     Cut along Line 1 ii)    Cut along Line 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
c)
potato
  

i)     Cut along Line 1 ii)    Cut along Line 2
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
  
Task administration: 
This task can be completed by pencil and paper only.
Level:
4
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Shape
Keywords: 
cross-sections, 2-dimensional shapes, 3-dimensional shapes
Description of task: 
Students draw cross-sections of different foods.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can help to identify students' understanding of different perspective views of objects.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Geometric thinking, sets 4-5
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks.
Answers/responses: 
 

Y9 (04/1998)
  i) ii)  
a)

i)  moderate
ii) moderate
b)

i)  moderate
ii) difficult
c)

i)  moderate
ii) difficult