What this lesson shows
Sphere, cube, rectangular prism, cone, and cylinder by faces, edges, and vertices.
The worked example
The lesson works this one step by step: cube (question 1). Then your kid tries one like it on paper.
The steps
- Flat faces
- Edges where faces meet
- Vertices are corners
Helping at home
Hold real objects: a ball, a box, a can, a party hat. Count the flat faces, find the edges, and feel for corners.
If your kid gets stuck
Look for flat faces and corners.
Watch it with Lux
With Lux, this lesson is a narrated video and a printed page your kid works on. Then Lux helps with the same math on their own worksheet, one question at a time.
Standards
- Common Core 1.G.A.1
Distinguish between defining attributes (e.g., triangles are closed and three-sided) versus non-defining attributes (e.g., color, orientation, overall size); build and draw shapes to possess defining attributes.
Matches a standard in all 50 states and DCSee each state's code
- Alabama MA19.1.21a
- Alaska 1.G.1
- Arizona 1.G.A.1
- Arkansas 1.GM.1, 2.GM.2
- California 1.G.A.1
- Colorado 1.G.A.1
- Connecticut 1.G.A.1
- Delaware 1.G.A.1
- District of Columbia 1.G.A.1
- Florida MA.1.GR.1.1, MA.1.GR.1.2
- Georgia 1.GSR.4.1
- Hawaii 1.G.A.1
- Idaho 1.G.A.1
- Illinois 1.G.A.1
- Indiana 2.G.1, 1.G.1
- Iowa 1.G.A.1
- Kansas 1.G.1
- Kentucky KY.1.G.1
- Louisiana 1.G.A.1
- Maine 1.G.A.1
- Maryland 1.GR.B.3
- Massachusetts 1.G.A.1
- Michigan 1.G.A.1
- Minnesota 1.3.1.1
- Mississippi 1.G.1
- Missouri 1.GM.A.1, 1.GM.A.3
- Montana MT.1.G.1, MT.1.G.2
- Nebraska 1.G.1.a, 1.G.1.b, 2.G.1.a
- Nevada 1.G.A.1
- New Hampshire 1.G.A.1
- New Jersey 1.G.A.1
- New Mexico 1.G.A.1
- New York NY-1.G.1
- North Carolina NC.1.G.1.a, NC.1.G.1.b
- North Dakota 1.GM.G.1, 1.GM.G.2, 1.GM.G.3
- Ohio 1.G.1
- Oklahoma 1.GM.1.1, 1.GM.1.4, 3.GM.1.1
- Oregon 1.GM.A.1
- Pennsylvania CC.2.3.1.A.1
- Rhode Island 1.G.A.1
- South Carolina 1.MGSR.2.4, 1.MGSR.2.1, 1.MGSR.2.5, 1.MGSR.2.2
- South Dakota 1.G.A.1, 1.G.A.2
- Tennessee 1.G.A.1
- Texas 111.3.b.6.A, 111.3.b.6.B, 111.3.b.6.C, 111.3.b.6.D, 111.3.b.6.E, 111.4.b.8.B, 111.5.b.6.A
- Utah 1.G.1
- Vermont 1.G.A.1
- Virginia 1.MG.2a, 1.MG.2b, 1.MG.2c, 1.MG.2d, 2.MG.4a, 2.MG.4d, 4.MG.6a
- Washington 1.G.A.1
- West Virginia M.1.20
- Wisconsin M.1.G.A.1
- Wyoming 1.G.1