NOSTT/Projects/Forms 1-3/Mathematics/Solids

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Solids

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Class:Form 1

Duration of lesson: 35 mins



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Preknowledge

Students should be familiar with:
  • plane shapes such as triangle, rectangle, square
  • the terms vertices, edges and sides
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Objectives
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Students ahould be able to:
  • Recognize
  • Cube
  • Cuboid
  • Sphere
  • Prisms
  • Pryamids
  • State the number of vertices, edges and sides on each solid.


Resources: Real life examples of solids (Cans, Boxes, Toys, Balls etc)

Set Induction



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Activity
Getting students familiar with solids.
  • Split class into groups.
  • Give each group a sample of solids.
  • Allow students to investigate solids.
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Discussion
Discuss with students the names of the different types of solids and what is unique about each solid.




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Definitions
Discuss the definition of
  • edges
  • vertices
  • sides
(Allow students to make notes.)
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Case Study
Let each group discuss the number of edges, vertices and sides of each solid. Allow each group to present their findings to the class.




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Assignment

Ask students to create a table with four columns:
  1. Name of solid
  2. No of edges
  3. No of veritces
  4. No of sides
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Other Useful Resources



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Web Resources

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For multimedia resources on solids view http://www.mathsisfun.com/geometry/solid-geometry.html