Making a block tower

Making a block tower

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This task is about making a model from blocks.
Drawn below are five views of the same object.
Make a model of the object using the blocks provided.
You may not need to use all your blocks.
The shaded squares in the drawings are 4-pin blocks, and the unshaded squares are 8-pin blocks.
 
Top View
 
Front View
 
Right Side View
 
Left Side View
 
Back View
 
 
 Your solution
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Task administration: 
Equipment:
3 × 8-pin blocks of the same colour; 3 × 4-pin blocks of another same colour per student (e.g., Lego or Duplo blocks).]
  • Multilink cubes could be used with single cubes of the same colour representing the 4-pin blocks, and two multilink cubes of the same colour representing the 8-pin blocks.
  • Students may need reminding that the shaded squares in the drawings represent 4-pin or single blocks, and the unshaded squares represent 8-pin or double blocks.
Level:
4
Curriculum info: 
Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Shape
Keywords: 
model construction, views, drawing
Description of task: 
This practical task requires students to construct a model, using blocks, from drawings of five different view points of that model.
Curriculum Links: 
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.
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