3D shapes

We have been revising 3D shapes in Year 5/6 and today was about showing what you know.

We have explored nets, labels and parts of shapes.

We have these great nets to explore - they fold out, bend and are very hands on.

We can use them to help us work out nets and the name of the shapes that fit together. 

Some students have been working on drawing these shapes to show what they know.

Then the extension group have been using Mathletics and google Sketch Up to show what they know.

How many 3D shapes you can see here?

Mathletics App

Mathletics has now joined the app world. You still need a log in and pay a subscription fee, but you can use this now on iPads and iPods etc. Not all parts of the program are accessible, some tasks are not flash free, but the majority are and my guess is they will keep improving it.

There is a teacher app and a student app - I know that our students are going to love this extra way they can interact with this online tool.