3D Shape City Blueprint: Design Your Own City!

Project Goal

Your mission, if you choose to accept it, is to become a master architect and design your very own city using only 3D shapes! You'll show off your knowledge of cubes, spheres, cylinders, cones, and pyramids by building a city full of unique buildings, bridges, and landmarks.

Materials You'll Need

• Large sheet of paper or cardboard for your city base
• Construction paper, cardstock, or recycled materials (empty boxes, toilet paper rolls, etc.)
• Scissors
• Glue or tape
• Crayons, markers, or colored pencils
• Your imagination!

Instructions

1. Plan Your City: Before you start building, sketch out a rough idea of your city. What kinds of buildings will you have? Will there be houses, stores, schools, or even a giant pyramid museum? Think about where each building will go.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
2. Gather Your Shapes: Look at the materials you have. What 3D shapes can you create from them? You can draw and cut out nets of shapes, or use existing boxes and rolls.
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
3. Build Your Buildings: Construct at least five different 3D shapes to represent buildings or structures in your city. Make sure you use at least three different types of 3D shapes (e.g., a cube house, a cylinder water tower, a cone-top shop).
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
4. Label Your Shapes: Clearly label each of your main 3D shape buildings with the name of the shape (e.g., "Cube House", "Cylinder Tower").
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
5. Decorate Your City: Add details like roads, trees, cars, and people to make your city come alive. Be creative!
   
   
   
   
   
   
   
6. Present Your City: Be ready to share your 3D Shape City with the class! Explain the different 3D shapes you used and where you see them in your city.

Success Criteria

Your 3D Shape City will be a success if you:

• Create at least five distinct buildings/structures.
• Use at least three different types of 3D shapes (cube, sphere, cylinder, cone, pyramid).
• Clearly label the 3D shapes used in your city.
• Demonstrate creativity and effort in your city's design and construction.

Good luck, architects!

Shape City Success Rubric

Shape Explorer Worksheet

Part 1: 2D Shape Detective

Look around you! Can you find these 2D shapes? Draw an object that matches each shape and write its name.

1. Circle:
   
   
   
   
   
   
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2. Square:
   
   
   
   
   
   
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3. Triangle:
   
   
   
   
   
   
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4. Rectangle:
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Part 2: 3D Shape Investigator

Now let's find some 3D shapes! Draw an object that looks like each 3D shape and write its name.

1. Cube:
   
   
   
   
   
   
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2. Sphere:
   
   
   
   
   
   
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3. Cylinder:
   
   
   
   
   
   
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4. Cone:
   
   
   
   
   
   
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5. Pyramid:
   
   
   
   
   
   
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Part 3: Shape Attributes Challenge

Describe the attributes of these shapes:

1. How many sides does a triangle have?
   
   
   

2. What is special about the sides of a square?
   
   
   

3. Can you hold a 2D shape in your hand? Why or why not?
   
   
   
   
   
   

4. Name two attributes of a sphere.