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Task Description: This task challenges students to visualize a 3-D figure composed of cubes. The students are to identify the number of cubes in the figure. The students are to describe the cubes they used in terms of position and color and to justify the number of cubes that are in the figure. Manipulatives or Tools Available: Interlocking Square Inch Cubes or Tiles, Square Inch Graph Paper, Markers/Crayons, or Other Standards Addressed: K.G.i Describe objects in the environment using names of shapes, and describe the reLative positions of these objects using terms such as above, below, beside, in front of, behind, and next to. K,G.2 CorrectLy name shapes regardLess of their orientations or overalL size. K.G.3 Identify shapes as two-dimensionaL or three-dimensionaL. K.G.4 Analyze and compare two- and three-dimensionaL shapes, in different sizes and orientations, using informaL Language to describe their simiLarities, differences, parts and other attributes. K.G.5 ModeL shapes in the worLd by buiLding shapes from components and drawing shapes. K.G,6 Compose simple shapes to form larger shapes. Suggested Grouping: Students work in pairs to complete the task. Use a whole-group discussion structure to justify and explain solution methods and make connections between ideas.