The shapes building

Level of difficulty

Level 2

Duration of the activity

15 minutes

Number of participants

Individual activity or in pairs

Mathematical concept

Organising shapes in space, locating objects in relation to each other in space, solving a problem using geometric shapes, observing objects from different angles

Inventory

• 5 challenge sheets, each with a different level of difficulty
• 11 “polyhedra” solids

Skills worked on

• Know how to situate objects in relation to each other
• Identify simple figures in an assembly
• Move from a horizontal 2D plane to a vertical 3D plane
• Cooperate between peers (for assembly and validation)