Maya Ribeiro

Topic Solids
Subject Mathematics

Form 1S

Table of Contents
1.

Solids

2.

Prisms

3.

Pyramids

4.

Cones

5.

Fun and Games with Solids

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1.Solids
a. What is a solid?
A solid is a sample of matter that retains its shape and density when not confined.
They keep their shape unless they are broken, do not flow and cannot be compressed
(keep the same volume). Examples of solids are wood, metal and rock.

Figure 1 - Wood

Figure 1 - Metals

Figure 3 - Rocks

2.Prisms
a. What is a prism?
A prism is a clear three-dimensional geometric shape that refracts, or bends, light.
b. Is there a relationship between a solid and a prism?
Yes, there is a relationship between a solid and a prism. A prism is a solid shape in
which the top and bottom faces lie on top of each other so that the polygons
connecting their sides are rectangles.
c. What are the types of prisms?
Regular Prisms
The bases of the regular prisms are regular polygons.

Irregular Prisms
The bases of the irregular prisms are irregular polygons.

Right Prisms
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The lateral faces of the right prisms are rectangles or squares.

Oblique Prisms
The lateral faces of the oblique prisms are rhomboids or rhombi.

Parallelepipeds
The bases of parallelepiped prisms are
parallelograms

Cuboid
The faces of cuboids are rectangular faces.

Types of Prisms by Their Base

Triangular Prism
The bases are triangles.

Quadrangular Prism
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The bases are quadrilaterals.

Pentagonal Prism
The bases are pentagons.

Hexagonal Prism
The bases are hexagons.

d. What are examples of prisms in your surroundings?

Examples of prisms in my surroundings are: a television, a cell phone, a shoe box, a
computer, speaker boxes, a filing cabinet, cereal, ice cream cone, a cup, food
container and a mirror.
e. A model of a NAMED prism.
Please see model on Bristol board attached.
f. An example of a prism explaining the difference among a face, edge and vertex?
Face - A face is the flat
surface on solid figures. This
figure has six faces.
Edge - An edge is a sharp formed by the intersection of
two surfaces of an object. This figure has 12 edges.
Vertex A vertex is the corner of a figure or a solid. This
figure has 8 vertices.

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3.Pyramids
a. What is a pyramid?
The pyramid is a structure whose outer surfaces are roughly triangular and converge
to a single point at the top. The base of a pyramid can be trilateral, quadrilateral, or
any polygon shape, meaning that a pyramid has at least three triangular surfaces (at
least four faces including the base).
b. Properties of different pyramids
A pyramid is typically described by the shape of its base. For instance, a triangular
pyramid has a base that is a triangle, and a hexagonal pyramid has a base that is a
hexagon.
Triangular pyramid

Properties of Triangular pyramid:

Faces 4
Edges 6
Vertices 4
Rectangular pyramid

Properties of Pentagonal pyramid:

Faces 6
Edges 10
Vertices 6
Hexagonal pyramid

Properties of Rectangular pyramid:

Faces 5
Edges 8
Vertices 5

Properties of Hexagonal pyramid:

Faces 7
Edges 12
Vertices 7

c. Nets of pyramids
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Pentagonal pyramid

Triangular pyramid

Pentagonal pyramid

Rectangular pyramid

Hexagonal pyramid

d. Pyramids in the world

Name: Zosers Step-Pyramid.

Year Built: 2650 BC
Built By: Egyptians
Country: Egypt

Name: Pyramid of Cheops

Year Built: 2566 BC
Built By: Egyptians
Country: Egypt

Name: Pyramid of Khafre

Year Built: 2589 BC
Built By: Egyptians
Country: Egypt

Name: Mayan Pyramids

Year Built: 2600 B.C.
Built By: Mayans
Country: Mexico

e. A model and net of a NAMED pyramid

Please see model on Bristol board attached.

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4.Cone
a. What is a cone?
A cone is a pyramid with a circular cross section.
A Cone

Properties of Cones

Faces 2
Edge 1
Vertices None

b. A model of a cone
Please see model on Bristol board attached.

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Net of Cones

5.

Fun and Games with Solids

A. Word sleuth

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Find the following:

SOLIDS
CUBE
PYRAMID
CONE
PRISM
TRIANGULAR
BASED
SQUARE
FACE
EDGE
VERTEX

B. Matching
Match the following terms with their definition.
Prism

a structure whose outer surfaces are roughly triangular and

converge to a single point at the top

Solid

a pyramid with a circular cross section

Cone

a clear three-dimensional geometric shape that refracts, or bends,

light

Pyramid

a sample of matter that retains its shape and density when not
confined.

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C. Riddles
1.
2.
3.
4.

I am a solid whose base is triangular. What Am I?

I am a pyramid whose base has six sides. What am I?
I am a pyramid with a circular cross section. What Am I?
I have six rectangular faces. What am I?
5. Wood, Metal and Rock are examples of Me. What am I?

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