Year 6 · Maths

Compare Shape Properties

Year 6 learners practise comparing properties of 2d and 3d shapes.

The activities include Calculate the Unknown Angle in a Triangle, Recognise Descriptions of 2D and 3D Shapes, Use a Variety of Rules to Find the Missing Angle. The checked support below includes interactive, worksheet, lesson, video. Open a resource in its provider's website and choose the format that best helps the learner explain the idea independently.

Activities covered

Calculate the Unknown Angle in a Triangle
Recognise Descriptions of 2D and 3D Shapes
Use a Variety of Rules to Find the Missing Angle

Checked learning resources

Angles in triangles worksheet and quiz downloads

Oak National Academy · Interactive · Opens on the provider website

Free KS2 worksheet and quizzes calculate unknown angles in triangles using the fact that interior angles total 180 degrees.
KS2 3D Shapes: Faces, Edges and Vertices Worksheet

Twinkl · Worksheet · Account may be required

KS2 maths worksheet gives clues and descriptions of 3D shape properties and asks pupils to recognise and name shapes by their faces, edges and vertices.
Identify 2D and 3D Shapes Teaching and Practice Worksheet

Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

Verified KS2 maths teaching page explains the difference between flat 2D shapes and three-dimensional shapes, then provides a worksheet for identifying, naming and recognising descriptions of both types.
Angles in triangles

Oak National Academy · Video · Opens on the provider website

Oak lesson states that angles in a triangle sum to 180? and missing angles can be calculated using that sum.
How Do You Find Missing Angles? | KS2 Maths Concept for Kids

YouTube - Twinkl Educational Publishing · Video · Opens on the provider website

KS2 video for missing-angle rules including known facts used to calculate unknown angles.
Year 6 Diving into Mastery: Angles in a Triangle - Missing Angles

Twinkl · Lesson · Account may be required

Year 6 pack for calculating missing angles in a variety of triangles and applying angle facts.
Planit Y6 Properties Of Shape Lesson Pack

Twinkl · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

Year 6 Maths resource matched to comparing properties of 2d and 3d shapes.
Planit Y6 Properties Of Shape Lesson Pack

Twinkl · Lesson · Opens on the provider website

Year 6 Maths resource matched to comparing properties of 2d and 3d shapes.