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Lesson 3: Creating Three-Dimensional Models

 

Focus

 

When you were younger, did you create models of buildings, cars and trucks, bridges, or even entire cities using building blocks such as LEGO? In this lesson you will revisit that time to explore the relationships between drawings of three-dimensional objects and the objects themselves. If you have LEGO pieces stored away, it’s time to take them out. You will create three-dimensional models!

 

Lesson Question

 

In this lesson you will investigate the following question:

• How are three-dimensional models created from two-dimensional views?

Assessment

 

Your assessment for this lesson may include a combination of the following:

• course folder submissions from the Try This and Share sections of the lesson
  
  
• your contribution to the Mathematics 20-3: Glossary Terms
  
  
• Lesson 3 Assignment (Save a copy of your lesson assignment document to your course folder now.)
  
  

Materials and Equipment

• straight edge
  
  
• one of the following:
  • LEGO pieces or other building blocks
  • modelling clay or playdough
  • sugar cubes
    
    
• scissors
  
  
• tape or a glue stick

Time

 

This lesson has been designed to take 150 minutes; however, it may take more or less time depending on how well you are able to understand the lesson concepts. It is important that you progress at your own pace based on your own learning needs.