What makes a cylinder a cylinder? How does it compare to a cube or cone? Use this great geometry resource with your students to practice identifying the characteristics of a cylinder and comparing them to other three-dimensional shapes.

Use this geometry exercise with your third graders to practice recognizing the characteristics of a cylinder and finding real-life examples of the three-dimensional shape. For an added challenge, see just how many different shapes your students can name!

Searching for a worksheet to help you child with spatial awareness? This printable shape quiz works with basic geometric shapes.