Whetu's frame 0 Overview Using this Resource Connecting to the Curriculum Marking Student Responses Further Resources This task is about edges and corners of a cube. Question 1Change answer Questions/instructions Whetu wants to make a cube shaped frame. She will make it with plastic piping. Each edge will be 1 metre long. Questions/instructions Whetu wants to make a cube shaped frame. She will make it with plastic piping. Each edge will be 1 metre long. a) How much pipe does she need? metres b) What is the smallest number of corners she needs to use to make the frame? Task administration: This task can be completed with pencil and paper or online with auto-marking. Level: 3 Curriculum info: Maths, Geometry and Measurement, Shape Keywords: nemp, shape properties, edges, corners, cubes, 3-dimensional shapes, vertices Description of task: For this NEMP task students calculate the amount of pipe length and the minimum number of corners needed to make a cube-shaped frame with 1 metre edges. Learning Progression FrameworksThis resource can provide evidence of learning associated with Geometric thinking, sets 3-4 within the Mathematics Learning Progressions Frameworks.Read more about the Learning Progressions Frameworks. Answers/responses: Y4 (10/2001) Y8 (09/2001) a) 12 metres 12 14% 31% 43% 30% b) 8 44% 73% Parts of shapes How many faces? Corners, faces and edges Clay shapes Without looking Corners, faces and edges II Corners, faces and edges III Everyday objects Describing 3-D shapes
