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Thank you to Emma, Hannah, Shawnee and Sophie from Oakwood Junior School Maths Club for the drawings you did of the shapes. They explained that they made the shapes and put them at different angles, then copied them onto isometric paper. Here are some examples that Emma and Sophie drew for the first shape:

Here is Sophie's drawing of the second shape:

Emma drew the third shape like this:

Finally, they both drew different versions of the fourth shape:

   
Ms Hope from Harrow School Beijing  in China sent in these pictures of her pupils' models.

 



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