Use at least one of each of the following 3-D shapes to make your own 3-D robot: cube, cuboid, cylinder, sphere, cone, pyramid and triangular prism. You can make the shapes yourself by using printable nets that your teacher can give you, or you can fi nd empty cartons and packages at home to make your 3-D robot. Your robot can be any size or colour and the only rule is that at least one of each of the shapes above must be used. Good luck!
The Relationship between 3-D and 2-D Shapes
Pick up any one of your 3-D shapes. Now look at one of the faces of that shape. How would you describe the shape of that face? Link these 3-D shapes with their matching 2-D shaped faces: