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If you stack cuboids on top of each other, you can make a tall tower
or a castle.

Here are some toys made up of different 3-D shapes.

Car Wheel

S N A L E
Tower
Train Joker

� How many cubes are used to form the above tower? _______________________

� What are the names of the shapes used to make train?
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Formation of Cubes and Cuboids

Let’s Build a Cube!

Let’s make a cube with paper or cardboard. Follow these steps:
1. Cut 6 equal squares. Make sure all squares are of the same size.

2. Glue the edges of the squares together to form a box.

3. Check your cube. Does it have 6 square faces, 8 corners, and 12 edges?

Look at the given model and answer the following questions.

� Write the count of faces from the top view ____________

� Write the count of faces from the front view ____________

� Write the count of faces from the side view ____________