Thursday, 25 April 2013

Numeracy homework 24-4-13

Shape detectives!!!

For your homework this week we would like to challenge your mathematical vocabulary and skills. Your task is to create a number of clues to test your teacher and friends.

E.g. I am thinking of a shape...
*It has more than 3 sides
*it is not a 3D shape
*It is a regular shape
*it has 4 corners
*not all sides are equal
*It has 2 lines of symmetry

What shape am I...?      Oblong (rectangle)

Now its your turn! Come up with two challenges and see if your teacher can solve them.
P.S. Keep the answer a secret, good luck!

Remember to blog you answers on your numeracy teachers blog

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37 comments:

  1. sureka Y3A26 April 2013 at 12:12

    I am thinking of a shape...
    *It has 9 sides
    *It's a 3D shape
    *It's a bit like a rectangle
    *It has 5 faces
    *There are 6 corners

    What shape am I...?

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    1. cosmina28 April 2013 at 11:17

      Is your shape a triangle prism sureka ?

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  2. Mevin27 April 2013 at 06:37

    i am thinking of a shape...

    it has five sides
    its a 2d shape
    it has five corners
    it is a regular shape
    all the sides are equal

    what shape am i...?

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  3. afi27 April 2013 at 10:02

    I am thinking of a magic shape
    * it has no sides
    * it has 1 corner
    * it is a 2D shape
    *it has 2 faces
    Last clue
    it has no vertices
    What is my magic shape

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  4. Ellie28 April 2013 at 01:38

    I am thinking of a shape,

    it has 6 corners,
    6 sides
    all sides are the same
    .what is my shape?

    odd clue; it is the bottom shape of a gel called Tiger Balm.

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  5. Afi28 April 2013 at 02:11

    I am thinking of a shape
    * It is a regular shape
    * It has more than 4 sides
    * It is not a 3D shape
    * It has 8 vertices
    * It has 8 lines of symmetry
    * All sides are equal
    Final clue
    * It is used for stop signs
    What shape am I?

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    1. Cosmina28 April 2013 at 11:21

      Afi, I think that your shape is an hexagon

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    2. afi30 April 2013 at 04:39

      It is not a hexagon

      Delete
  6. Akhil28 April 2013 at 10:06

    I am thinking of a shape...

    *It has 3 sides
    *it is a 3D shape
    *It is a regular shape
    *it has 1 corner
    *not all sides are equal
    *It has 1 line of symmetry

    What shape am I...?

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  7. Cosmina28 April 2013 at 10:50

    I am a ‘famous’ 3D shape…
    which has 5 faces,
    8 edges and
    5 vertices (one is called apex)
    I have 4 lines of symmetry and…
    I ‘live’ in Egypt
    What shape am I?

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    1. kajus29 April 2013 at 08:36

      is it a pyramid? The last clue gave it all away!

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    2. Cosmina29 April 2013 at 23:57

      YES your right :)
      It is a pyramid

      Delete
  8. Akhil28 April 2013 at 11:08

    I am thinking of a shape...

    *It has 3 sides
    *it is a 3D shape
    *It is a regular shape
    *it has 1 corners
    *not all sides are equal
    *It has 1 line of symmetry

    What shape am I...?

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  9. cosmina28 April 2013 at 11:13

    I am thinking of a shape …
    It is regular,
    has 9 edges,
    6 corners,
    5 faces.
    all the sides are flat.
    What is the shape I’m thinking of?

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  10. Alexander28 April 2013 at 12:49

    I am thinking of a shape ......

    *It has 2 equal angles
    *It has 2 equal sides
    *It has 1 flat line
    *It has 2 sloping sides
    *Not all the sides are the same
    *All angles add up to 180 degrees

    What shape I'm I thinking?

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  11. Nokuthula29 April 2013 at 04:25

    I am thinking of a number......

    *Its in the 5 times table
    *Its between 80 & 40

    what number am I?

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  12. Nokuthula29 April 2013 at 04:31

    I am thinking of a shape

    * I have two faces
    *they are both flat
    *I have three sides

    what shape am I thinking of?

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  13. johnbramstonprimary29 April 2013 at 05:35

    im thinking of a shape.......

    *it has 3 equeal angles
    * it has 3 equeal sides
    *it is a 2D shape

    Safiya

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  14. kajus29 April 2013 at 08:45

    Im thinking of a shape...
    *That has 6 sides.
    *It is a popular shape.
    *It has 8 corners.
    *It is a 3D shape.
    *It has 13 lines of symmetry

    Weird Clue-The shape is a gameshow ''The ????''

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  15. Reuben29 April 2013 at 10:55

    I am thinking of a shape ...

    * It is 3D .

    * It has five sides .

    * It is the shape of a Toblerone Chocolate packet .

    What shape is it ?


    BY REUBEN

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  16. kajus29 April 2013 at 11:26

    Im thinking of a shape...
    *It's 3D.
    *It has 0 lines of symmetry
    *It has 5 corners.
    *It's a famous structure.

    Weird Clue-I live in Egypt.

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  17. teodora30 April 2013 at 04:29

    I think of a shape it has 5 faces 5coners and 5 sizes what shape is it.

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    1. cosmina30 April 2013 at 08:46

      Teodora can you give some more clues please

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    2. teodora20 May 2013 at 11:44

      no cosmina I will not give you eny clues because you need to gess





      by teodora y3a

      Delete
  18. miruna30 April 2013 at 04:51

    I have a magic shape
    * It is a regular shape
    * It has 6 faces
    * It is a 3D shape
    * It has 8 corners
    * It has more 4 sides
    * It has 24 lines of symmerty

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  19. kemdia30 April 2013 at 10:49

    I am thinking of a number

    It has 8 corners and 8 sides and a line of Symmetry

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  20. teodora.3A1 May 2013 at 08:22

    Cosmina it biking with pe

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