Furniture cubes

Furniture cubes

Pencil and paperOnline interactive
Overview
Using this Resource
Connecting to the Curriculum
Marking Student Responses
Further Resources
This task is about working out how many cubes are needed, and then making a model.
For each question,
  1. write down the number of cubes you would need to make each model of furniture shown,
  2. then use the multi-link cubes to make each model.

Question 1Change answer

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a)  i)  Number of cubes needed to make the chair model
 
     ii) Now use the multi-link cubes to make the model of the chair.

Question 1Change answer

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b)  i)  Number of cubes needed to make the bed model 
 
     ii) Now use the multi-link cubes to make the model of the bed.

Question 1Change answer

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c)  i)  Number of cubes needed to make the table model 
 
     ii) Now use the multi-link cubes to make the model of the table.

 
Task administration: 
This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online (with some auto-marking).
 
Equipment 
20 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 pieces of furniture. They then construct the pieces.
Curriculum Links: 
This resource can help to identify students' ability to construct and visualise 3-D models.
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) chair - 6 cubes
bed - 10 cubes
table - 13 cubes
b) Chair model is correctly made.
Bed model is correctly made.
Table model is correctly made.