VISUALIZES AND DESCRIBES THE DIFFERENT

SOLID FIGURES: CUBE, PRISM, PYRAMID,

CYLINDER, CONE AND SPHERE USING VARIOUS
CONCRETE AND PICTORIAL MODELS.
MATHEMATICS 6
What is a SOLID FIGURE?
 three-dimensional objects (width, length, and
height)
identified according to their unique
characteristics - the number and shape of the
faces, number of edges, and vertices
• A face is the flat surface of a solid figure.
• The lateral face of an object is all of the sides of the object, excluding
its base and top.

Face
• A vertex is a point where 2 or more edges meet. (plural: vertices)

Vertex
• An edge is formed when two faces meet. An edge is a straight
line segment.

edge
Different Solid Figures
Different Solid Figures
SOLID FIGURES
1. Cube A cube has 6 equal square faces. It has 4 lateral faces, 12 edges and 8 vertices.

  A pyramid has triangular faces meeting at a point and joined to the base, which can be a
2. Pyramid triangle, square, rectangle, etc.
If the base is triangle, it is called triangular pyramid.
If the base is square, it is called square pyramid.
If the base is rectangle, it is called rectangular pyramid

3. Prism A prism has 2 bases congruent to each other which can be a triangle, square, or
rectangle. A cube is always a square prism but not a square prism always a cube.
If the base is triangle, it is called triangular prism.
If the base is square, it is called square prism.
If the base is rectangle, it is called rectangular prism.

4. Cone A cone has 1 circular face, no edges and no vertices.

5. Cylinder A cylinder has 2 circular faces, no edges or vertices.
6. Sphere A sphere has a shape of a ball. It has no faces, edges and vertices
Activity 1: Describe the figures shown in
each picture below:

1. 2. 3.

4. 5.
Activity 2: Fill in the table with the correct information. Number 1 is done for you .

Number of
 
Real life object
No. Figure Shape of the
Faces Edges Vertices examples
Faces
  Rubik’s Cube
1 Square 6 12 8
 
         
   
2  

         
 
3    

         
 
4
         
 
5
         
   
6