Geometrical Figures for School Maths Lab

Quick Answer: Geometrical Figures for School Maths Lab is a set of shapes that students handle, name and compare to learn the properties of geometric figures. The geometrical figures support lessons on sorting shapes by sides, angles and faces and on linking each shape to its measurement formulas.

Naming and Sorting Shapes by Their Properties

Geometry starts with vocabulary, and vocabulary sticks when it is attached to something real. A set of figures lets pupils hold a shape while they describe it: how many sides or faces, whether any are equal or parallel, whether the corners are right angles. Sorting the figures into groups, and then justifying the groups, pushes pupils from recognising shapes by appearance to identifying them by properties.

The title does not say whether this set holds plane figures, solid figures or both, so it is worth confirming before planning. With plane figures, pupils classify triangles and quadrilaterals and see, for example, that every square is a rectangle but not every rectangle is a square. With solids, they count faces, edges and vertices and notice that the faces are themselves plane figures: squares on a cube, circles on a cylinder, triangles on a pyramid.

Figures also anchor mensuration. A pupil holding a cuboid can point to the length, breadth and height before multiplying them, and one holding a cylinder can see the circle whose area is multiplied by the height. Linking each formula to a real figure makes it easier to remember which formula belongs to which shape.

Applications

• Naming shapes and describing their sides, angles, faces and edges
• Sorting figures into groups and explaining the rule used
• Identifying plane figures that form the faces of solids
• Linking each figure to its area, surface area or volume formula

Specifications

Care & Handling

• Return the geometrical figures to their box after each lesson so the set stays complete.
• Keep solid figures on a flat shelf where they will not roll off.
• Clean with a dry or slightly damp cloth.

Why Choose LabEquip

Teachers setting up a shape display or a geometry corner are the usual buyers. LabEquip lists the set in Mathematics School Lab Products, alongside the flat Shape 2D set for plane-figure work; send your requirements through the contact page.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the difference between a plane figure and a solid figure?

A plane figure lies flat and has length and breadth only, such as a triangle or circle. A solid figure also has height, such as a cube, cylinder or cone, and it has faces, edges and vertices.

How do students classify figures by their properties?

They sort figures by features such as the number of sides, equal sides, parallel sides or right angles, then explain their groups. This moves them from recognising shapes by how they look to naming them by what is true about them.

How are the faces of solids related to plane figures?

Each flat face of a solid is a plane figure. A cube has six square faces, a triangular prism has two triangles and three rectangles, and a cylinder has two circular faces and a curved surface.

How do figures help with mensuration formulas?

Holding a figure lets students identify the measurements a formula uses, such as the length, breadth and height of a cuboid or the radius and height of a cylinder, which makes the formula easier to recall and apply.

How is this set different from the 2D shape set?

The 2D shape set contains flat plane shapes only. This listing is named more broadly as geometrical figures, so check whether it includes solids as well before choosing between them.

Which figures does the set include?

The title does not list them, so confirm which figures, and whether plane, solid or both, when you enquire. That tells you which of the activities on this page the set supports.

Last Updated: September 2026