Geometry and Spatial Reasoning · Geometry

3D Solids in the Real World

Connecting abstract geometric solids to everyday objects and their functional properties.

Key Questions

  1. 1What makes a shape able to roll, stack, or slide?
  2. 2How can we describe a 3D object by looking only at its 2D faces?
  3. 3Why do we use rectangular prisms for boxes instead of spheres?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Spatial Sense - Grade 2
Grade: Grade 2
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Geometry and Spatial Reasoning
Period: Geometry

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