Task 1
Make a flat robot picture from two squares, three rectangles and two circles. Use every piece, label its role and explain one choice of relative size or position.
AC9M4SP01 • Homework
Composite Shapes and Objects worksheet
Use this printable homework sheet for written working, application and reflection alongside the online learning activities.
Open practiceEight independent written and practical tasks
Use separate paper for drawings and save screenshots of digital work. An adult checks the actual work using the answers below.
Task 2
Use interlocking cubes to build a small table with a top and supports. Sketch front and side views and label the parts. Explain one real-table detail that your model omits.
Task 3
Draw a cartoon owl by combining familiar shapes. Identify at least three shape types and explain how the eyes, beak and wings are positioned.
Task 4
Sketch a nearby building in two different decompositions. Label the main parts in each and compare which approximation shows its overall form more clearly.
Task 5
Cut a rectangle into two smaller rectangles. Reassemble the original, then make a different composite outline from the same pieces. Trace both and mark their joins.
Task 6
In graphics software create an original sports-club logo using at least three familiar shapes. Save or print it, label the components and describe one revision you made.
Task 7
Build a cube environment with a tall building, a short building and a clear route between them. Record a plan and explain how the relative sizes and empty space help represent the scene.
Task 8
A student models a bicycle as one solid rectangle. Draw an improved flat approximation with familiar shapes and explain which important features your version restores.
Answers and adult review checks
Task 1
Answer: Answers vary; a square head/body, two rectangular arms and one rectangular base and circular eyes are possible.
Inspect seven actual drawn or cut components, correct names, recognisable arrangement and one specific size/position reason.
Task 2
Answer: The top lies above the supports; the views show corresponding parts. Fine grain or curved detail can be omitted.
Require the actual physical/virtual model or photograph, two matching views, labels and a meaningful simplification. Use interlocking cubes for any raised span.
Task 3
Answer: For example, oval body/wings, circular eyes and triangular beak.
Inspect original drawing, correct labels and specific positional explanation; accept other recognisable combinations.
Task 4
Answer: Different valid combinations are acceptable; compare shape, proportion or arrangement.
Require two representations of the same observed building and a concrete comparison beyond preference for colour.
Task 5
Answer: The first arrangement exactly covers the original; the second uses the same two pieces in a different outline.
Inspect actual pieces or clear tracing, no missing piece, labelled joins and a changed outline. Overlap must be identified if deliberately used in the second design.
Task 6
Answer: Answers vary; circles, triangles and rectangles can suggest a ball, flag and goal.
Require actual digital graphic, correct component roles and a specific before/after change that improves the representation.
Task 7
Answer: The two building heights differ and the route remains open.
Inspect actual cube construction or screenshot, matching plan and explanation of both height and open space.
Task 8
Answer: Two separated circles for wheels plus joined frame/handlebar components make the bicycle more recognisable.
Require original improved drawing, labelled component shapes and explanation of at least two important restored features.