3-D Geometry and Measurement – Grade 4 Geometry and Measurement

By Stuart Ackerman

     In grade 4 math, your child will be introduced to 3-D shapes and measuring mass, volume and capacity.

     Your child will learn:

·      the similarities and differences between 2-D shapes and 3-D shapes

•  to sketch faces of 3-D shapes
•  build and sketch 3-D shapes
•  to solve problems involving 3-D shapes
•  to choose units to measure mass, capacity and volume
•  to compare objects by mass using different units
•  relate units of mass

     Your child should be familiar with the appropriate vocabulary related to grade 4 geometry and measurement such as:

·         congruent

·         mass, volume, capacity

·         similarity

·         faces

·         vertices

Ways you can help your child at home:

1. If possible, take your child near a construction site (don’t trespass), and notice how a building’s frame shows edges and faces.

     The more practice your child has with grade 4 geometry at home, the better his or her fraction skills will become.

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