SG • Grade 3 • Unit 11 • Lesson 6 3-D Shapes 314 Copyright © Kendall Hunt Publishing Company 3-D Shapes Mrs. Hunter told students in her class that they were going to begin learning about 3-D shapes by going on a shape hunt. Before the shape hunt, Fern and Miguel discussed how 2-D shapes are different from 3-D shapes. Compare the two shapes. Tell how they are different from each other. 1. 2. I think that 3-D shapes are different because you can fill them. A 2-D shape is flat and a 3-D shape is not. au c be I th . l them il an f u c o se y au r s a e p D sha t 3- ink tha a l e is f p D sha A 2- t en r e f e f e di r e is n p D sha d a 3- t an a . t t o e is n square cube squar cube e squar triangle triangular prism triangle triangular prism triangle triangular prism Three-dimensional shapes have depth as well as length and width. dth. i d w gth an en s l a l sha na ensio dim ee- hr T dth. s w th a p e de v s ha e p l sha l el s w 314 Student Guide - Page 314 3-D Shapes SG • Grade 3 • Unit 11 • Lesson 6 315 Copyright © Kendall Hunt Publishing Company 3-D Shape Hunt at Home Search for objects at home that have these three-dimensional shapes. Find as many different shapes as you can. Dear Family Member: Help your child find objects at home to add to the class 3-D shape collection. See the shapes shown below. Search for as many different examples as possible. We will use the collection of shapes in class to look at properties of three-dimensional shapes and discuss their similarities and differences. Thank you. Student Guide - Page 315 Student Guide 3-D Shapes (SG p. 314) Questions 1–2 1.*Answers will vary. Possible responses: The first shape has one square and the other has 6 squares. The first shape has 4 edges and the other has 12. 2.*Answers will vary. Possible responses: The first shape has one triangle and the other has 2 triangles and 3 rectangles. The first has 3 corners and the other has 6. 3-D Shape Hunt at Home (SG p. 315) Answers will vary. Answer Key • Lesson 6: Exploring 3-D Shapes 1 TG • Grade 3 • Unit 11 • Lesson 6 • Answer Key *Answers and/or discussion are included in the lesson. Copyright © Kendall Hunt Publishing Company