3-D shapes (age 10+)
Recognise, describe, and build simple 3-D shapes, including making nets
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Predict how a flat net can form a triangular prism, then test if materials allow.
Predict how a flat net can form a triangular prism, then test if materials allow.
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PhET Interactive Simulations · Practice link — not the full lesson
Area Builder
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Area Builder supports hands-on exploration for 3-D shapes (age 10+). Not every lab worksheet.
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Public PhET Interactive Simulations page. An anonymous GET on 2026-11-12 returned HTTP 200 with no login or payment prompt for this URL. Opening the link does not save practice or assess mastery. An adult should preview and guide the learner.
PhET Interactive Simulations. “Area Builder.” External page; Gakuva does not copy, host, embed, or redistribute materials.
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Check understanding
- Identify which net will fold into a given 3-D shape
- Construct the net of a triangular prism and fold it to verify
- Describe a 3-D shape by naming its faces, edges, and vertices
“If your child is given a flat cross-shaped piece of card (a net), can they predict what 3-D shape it will make when folded up — and then fold it to check?”
Curriculum record
- Type
- Procedural
- Subject
- Mathematics
- Domain
- Geometry
- Age range
- Ages 10–13
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