Parts of shapes

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This task is about faces, edges and vertices of different 3-dimensional shapes.

This shape is called a tetrahedron. It has 4 vertices, 6 edges, and 4 faces.

Write in the number of vertices, edges, and faces for each of the following three shapes.

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a) This shape is called a cube.

It has vertices, edges, and faces.

b) This shape is called a triangular prism.

It has vertices, edges, and faces.

c) This shape is called a square pyramid.

It has vertices, edges, and faces.

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Description of task:

Students identify the number of faces, edges and vertices for different 3-dimensional shapes.

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This resource can help to identify students' understanding of properties of 3-dimensional shapes.

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within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.

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Students found vertices and faces of equal difficulty but edges harder. The three shapes were, essentially, of equal difficulty.