Identifying cuboids in the environment
Group Activity 2
In groups of five:
- Measure the sides of a cuboid.
- Count how many sides and surfaces make a cuboid.
- Trace the cuboid below.
- Use your drawing to answer the questions below:
- How many surfaces are equal to the surfaces marked A, B, C?
- How many sides are equal to sides marked D, E, F?
- How many sides make a surface?
- How many sides form a corner?
- How many surfaces make a cuboid?
- Identify two objects shaped like a cuboid.
- Discuss and share your results with other groups.
Note
- The flat surfaces of a cuboid are called faces.
- Two faces meet to form a side or an edge.
- Two or more edges meet to form a corner.