Launch: Be Curious
Look carefully at the pyramid picture. What do you notice? What do you wonder?
Vocabulary Builder
Read each word. Use the picture and the Spanish support to help you explain the word in English.
Match the Word to the Meaning
Drag each word to its meaning. Then check your work.
Words
Meanings
Yuzuki’s Pyramid Project
Yuzuki is making a paper replica of the Pyramids of Giza for a social studies project. What can help her make paper pyramids?
Think: What does Yuzuki need?
Explain in Your Own Words
Sort: Two-Dimensional or Three-Dimensional?
Drag each figure into the correct column. Remember: 2D has length and width. 3D has length, width, and height.
2D Figures
3D Figures
Quick Write
How can you determine if a figure is 2D or 3D?
Square Pyramid Attributes
A square pyramid has one square base and four triangular side faces that meet at one vertex.
| Part | How many? | Student note |
|---|---|---|
| Square base | 1 | bottom polygon |
| Triangular faces | 4 | one on each side of the square |
| Total faces | 5 | 4 triangles + 1 square |
| Edges | 8 | where faces meet |
| Vertices | 5 | corners, including top vertex |
Attribute Check
1. What shapes are needed in a net for a square pyramid?
2. Why do the triangular faces connect to the square base?
Independent Practice: Nets and Pyramids
Answer each question. Use the word bank and visuals when you need support.
1. Which net could make a square pyramid?
Choose 12. Explain why Net A works.
3. Complete the table.
| Figure | Base Shape | Side Faces | 3D Name |
|---|---|---|---|
| Square pyramid |
4. A pyramid with a rectangle base that is not a square will have what kind of base in its net?
Summarize: Nets Represent 3D Figures
A net is a two-dimensional representation of a three-dimensional figure. When you unfold a 3D figure, you see its 2D faces.
Exit Ticket
1. What can help Yuzuki make her paper pyramids?
2. How many triangular faces are in a net for a square pyramid?
3. Explain how a net and a pyramid are connected.
Student Confidence
Choose one.
Final Tab: Creative Square-Pyramid Design Studio
Design a square pyramid and its net. Color it, resize it, rotate it, move it, add patterns, and decorate it. Your design still needs one square base and four triangular faces.
Pyramid Controls
Selected Piece
Build a Real Square Pyramid
After designing your pyramid, use this video to build a paper pyramid. Open the link, watch the steps, and build carefully.
After watching/building: What step helped you the most?
Student Work Report
Use this report to review, print, or submit student work.