Geometry and Fractional Parts · Geometry

Composing Complex Shapes

Creating composite shapes from two-dimensional and three-dimensional forms.

Key Questions

  1. 1How can smaller shapes be combined to create a completely new shape?
  2. 2What happens to the number of sides when we put two triangles together?
  3. 3In what ways do 3D shapes differ from 2D shapes in our daily environment?

Common Core State Standards

CCSS.Math.Content.1.G.A.2
Grade: 1st Grade
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Geometry and Fractional Parts
Period: Geometry

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