Faces & Edges

A Maths Starter of The Day

3D objects Here are some 3D shapes. What are their mathematical names?

How many faces edges and vertices do the following objects have?

- Ritz box
- Toblerone box
- KitKat box
- Chocolate box
 

 

 

 

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  • y7 Mr Heeley's stars, NLC, Huddersfield
  • Friday, December 12, 2008
  • "Dear Transum,
    We all thought that this starter would be 'solid', but it turned out to be pretty easy, because we are all experts at 3D shapes!
    Thanks for giving us an extra 'edge' to our lesson - nobody had to sit in the 'corner' today!
    Merry christmas and a happy new solid to you all,
    Love Mr Heeley's stars xxx"
  • Mrs O'hagan's 1st Year Class, Holyrood Sec School Glasgow
  • Tuesday, December 15, 2009
  • "Quite good, but some of the answers were incomplete. A bit difficult to see some of the shapes."

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Answers

Ritz Box Cuboid

6 faces

12 edges

8 vertices
Toblerone Triangular Prism

5 faces

9 edges

6 vertices
Chocolates Octagonal Prism

10 faces

24 edges

16 vertices

KitKat

 Trapezoidal Prism

6 faces

12 edges

8 vertices

Globe

 Sphere

Tin of baked beans

 Cylinder

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