Explore geometric shapes and concepts with the Large Geometry Shapes Kit (C.R. 516.156 S495). The set includes ten 3-dimensional shapes familiar to students from the world around them and introduced in mathematics textbooks. The shapes include a sphere and hemisphere, a cone, cubes, prisms, and pyramids. Teachers can use these shapes to introduce students to geometric concepts, beginning with simple activities based on sorting and describing, and progressing to advanced formula work.
Students will learn to learn to identify and describe characteristics of shapes and then learn appropriate terms for faces, vertices, edges, and bases. After becoming comfortable working with shapes, students can begin to measure solids, learn to represent shapes symbolically, and learn to use formulas to measure shapes. The 3D models allow students to explore the concepts of height and volume, and helps to illustrate the relationships between shape, area, volume, and size.
Stop by the coffee table on the main floor of the OISE Library today and check it out!