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Name a cone

Students identify and name cones in everyday objects, recognizing the solid shape regardless of its size or orientation.

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Name a cone

Kindergarten · Identifying and Naming Shapes · question 1 of 3

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12 rungs. A star at the top.

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Cone? Type its number.

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A cone has a circle and a point.

The side is curved.

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Read it: Name a solid: look at its faces

A sphere is round all over. It has no flat faces, so it rolls every way.

  1. Look for flat faces.
  2. Look for a curved side or a point.
  3. Round all over, no flat faces: it is a sphere.

A solid's flat faces tell its name.

A ball, a globe and an orange are all spheres.

A solid with a point and a round flat face is a cone.

Look at the faces. They tell you the solid's name.

Calling a sphere a circle.

A circle is flat. A sphere is round all over: you can hold it.

How many flat faces does a cone have? — 1. A cone has 1 flat face, a circle, and a point.

An ice cream cone is a cone!

Have you ever held an ice cream cone? Today we'll learn the name of that pointy shape!

Look at this cone. Let's see what makes it special.

Kindergarten · Naming the cone shape

The bottom is flat and round, like a circle.

The top comes to a tiny point. We call it the tip.

The side is smooth and curves all the way around.

A shape with a round bottom and a pointy top is called a cone!

A party hat is a cone. A traffic cone is a cone too. Big or small, they are all cones.

Great job! You can spot and name a cone.

Now you try. Count the flat faces of this shape. Type the face count.

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MayaGrade 3 · Mathematics

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