Fruit prints

Fruit prints

Pencil and paper
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This task is about identifying cross-sections of 3-D objects.
Below are the print marks some fruit would make if they were cut in half along the line and then dipped in paint.
Match each fruit with the shape it will make. Two shapes will not match the fruit.

 

Fruit

Print mark it makes


Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper.
Level:
2
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Shape
Keywords: 
3-dimensional shapes, cross-sections, matching
Description of task: 
Students identify the cross-sections of various pieces of fruit will look like when they are sliced.
Learning Progression Frameworks
This resource can provide evidence of learning associated with
Geometric thinking, set 3
within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.
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Answers/responses: 
 

 

Y4 (10/2000)

5 correct – easy

3-4 correct – very easy