Describing and Building 3D Shapes
Name: ___________________ Teacher:
Date : ___________________ Title of Work: ___________________
 
Criteria
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Student correctly identifies the 3D shape by writing "sphere" in the box that asks for the name of the shape.
Student does not identify the shape. Student leaves box on worksheet blank.
Student identifies the shape by calling it a circle, or by writing the name of an object that looks like a sphere (ball, marble, etc.)
Student identifies the shape, but spells the word "shape" phonetically.
Student identifies the shape and spells the word "sphere" accurately.
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Student is able to describe a sphere by stating how many sides a sphere has.
Student does not state how many sides a sphere has. Student leaves worksheet blank.
Student draws a sphere instead of writing the number zero.
Student writes a number other than zero to state how many sides a sphere has.
Student writes that a sphere has zero sides.
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Student is able to describe a sphere by stating how many vertices a sphere has.
Student does not state how many vertices a sphere has. Student leaves the worksheet blank.
Student draws a sphere instead of writing the number zero.
Student writes a number other than zero to state how many vertices a sphere has.
Student writes that a sphere has zero vertices.
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Student is able to describe a sphere by drawing a picture.
Student draws an object that looks like a sphere.
Student draws a circle.
Student draws a picture of a sphere by drawing a circle and attempting to demonstrate that it is three-dimensional.
Student draws a picture of a sphere by making a circle and drawing curved dashes in the center to show the circumference.
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Student is able to model a sphere by building the 3D shape from play dough.
Play dough sphere does not resemble a sphere.
Play dough sphere is flattened into a circle.
Play dough sphere resembles a sphere, but has faces or corners.
Play dough sphere resembles a sphere and has no faces or corners.
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