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Weather Station Cross Sections

Identify and compare cross sections of weather station models, including rectangular prisms, cubes, and square pyramids.

Grade 7MathInteractive · Printable

Aligned to7.G.A.3

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13 questions
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Format: Interactive · Printable
Grade: Grade 7
Subject: Math
Question types: Fill in the blank, Multiple choice, Matching, Short answer

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What students practice

Students identify two-dimensional cross sections of right rectangular prisms and square pyramids.
Students relate a slicing plane's position and direction to the shape of the cross section.
Students justify why different slices of the same solid can produce different polygons.

How to use

Use after introducing slicing planes. Have students trace imaginary cuts with a sheet of paper, then complete the questions independently.

Curriculum

Common Core standard covered

7.G.A.3

Describe the 2-D shapes made by slicing 3-D figures such as right rectangular prisms and pyramids.

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Weather Station Cross Sections

Describe the flat shapes formed by slicing solid instrument models.

Temperature Sensor Housing

A cross section is the flat region where a plane cuts a solid. Treat each model as solid, not hollow. Name the most specific shape supported by the information.

A weather station records temperature and rainfall. Its design team studies solid models of the instrument housings. The temperature sensor housing is a right rectangular prism: 15 cm long, 9 cm wide, and 4 cm high. Its base is horizontal.

A horizontal plane cuts through the housing halfway up its height. What is the cross section?