I am learning different ways to describe objects.

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I am learning different ways to describe objects.

Mass

Example: how many cubes heavy/light are the stuffies, rubik cubes, beach ball, balloon, Pikachu

Definition: how heavy or light an object is

Shape

Example: rectangle, circle, triangle, square, hexagon, rhombus, diamond, octagon pentagon

Definition: a closed figure

Lines of Symmetry

Example: shapes, shapes on paper, desk, in our names, face, rainbow, letters, door, shovel, glasses

Definition: with a line in the middle, it looks the same on both sides

Capacity

Example: pasta, water, cubes, foam blocks

Definition: filling something to the top, the amount a container can hold

Area

Example: used sticky notes and playing cards to measure area of a book

Definition: the amount of space a surface takes up/ object takes up

Length

Example: how tall people are, sand snakes

Definition: the distance from one point to another, we need a common baseline