This selection of 14 geometric shapes provides a concrete way to establish the link between the geometry of an object and its volume.
The student has the opportunity to fill the shapes with liquid or solid elements in order to determine the corresponding volume for each shape.
It is possible to list the characteristics of geometric shapes:
base: face of a geometric shape; the bases of translucent geometric solids are blue
cylinder: two congruent, parallel, and circular bases and a single curved lateral face
edge: intersection of two faces of a polyhedron where they meet in a line
face: surface polygon of a polyhedron; the shapes in this kit are either flat or curved
hemisphere: half of a sphere
polyhedron: solid shape with a polygon face
prism: polyhedron with two congruent, parallel bases and rectangles for the remaining faces; its name comes from the shape of its bases
pyramid: polyhedron with a base and triangles for the remaining faces; its name comes from the shape of its bases
sphere: the collection of all points in space equidistant from a given point called the center
vertex: the intersection of three or more faces of a polyhedron where they meet at a point, an angle
2 cubes
1 sphere
1 cone
2 cylinders
1 hemisphere
1 square-based pyramid
2 parallelepipeds
1 pentagon
1 triangular-based pyramid
1 prism
