Hello, sports fans!
My name is Geo Metrix and we are shaping up for some full throttle excitement tonight
"Yahoo!"
I don’t know about you all, but I’m feeling great.
I had three square meals and I’m ready to rock and roll.
If you peek into this oval-shaped arena
you’ll see all of our contenders, revving up their engines
and they are firing on all cylinders
Now, each of our competitors will perform a variety of tricks to amaze and dazzle all you fine folks
[GIGGLE]
First up we have Bolt
"Yeah!"
Bolt will start off the evening by jumping over a cube
A cube has six faces that are all squares,
and it looks like an ice cube, or a toy block
Except this cube is going to be a little bigger than those ice cubes in those drinks you’re holding
"Whoa"
And he did it!
"Yippee!"
Listen to that thunder-ous applause!
Well, sure he can jump over a giant cube
but what about a giant sphere?
"Mmmmm"
A sphere is perfectly round,
has no edges, and it looks like a ball, or a marble
And look at that!
This Bolt fellow must be from another dimension!
[GIGGLE]
Now, let’s see if he can make his way to the next hemisphere
or at least roll his way over it.
"Uh-oh"
A hemisphere is half of a sphere.
The base is a circle and it looks like a half of a watermelon, or an upside down bowl!
A-mazing!
"Wahoo!"
Now it’s time to bring out our next contender, Lady Bug.
"Yeah!"
Don’t let the lady’s looks fool you
this beauty’s got the strength of a beast.
[GIGGLE]
For her first trick
she’s going to pull a giant cylinder into its upright position.
A cylinder has 2 flat faces that are circles
and looks like a can or a drum.
And she did it!
"Yippee!"
Lady Bug will continue to wow us with her brute strength
by pulling a large cone all around the track
and no, this cone doesn’t have a scoop of ice cream on top
[SIGH]
A cone has a circular base that narrows towards a point
It also looks like a party hat or a traffic cone!
And look at her go!
That may as well be an ice cream cone with the way she’s dragging it around the track
"Yeah!"
But that’s not all.
Lady Bug’s got even more tricks up her sleeve.
[GIGGLE]
Now she’s going to dazzle us with her amazing coordination
as she balances on top of a giant pyramid
"Yahoo!"
That’s right… on top of a giant pyramid.
"Woah!"
A pyramid has a square base with 4 triangular sides
It looks like the Egyptian Pyramids, or the tops of some houses!
"Yeay!"
Wow! Is there anything this spotted beauty can’t do?
[GIGGLE]
Last but not least, our third contender is Buzz
"Wooh woo!"
And, as you can see, our crowd is buzz-ing with energy for our cheerful little friend
[GIGGLE]
For his first trick, he’s going to jump over a giant cuboid.
"Woah!"
That’s right, not a cube, but a cuboid
or rectangular prism, as it’s often called
A rectangular prism has 6 faces that are all rectangles
It looks like a present, or a toy chest.
"Yippee!"
And he did it!
"Woohoo!"
For our last trick of the night
Buzz is going to ride up a triangular prism and jump through a torus
Oh my. I don’t think I can jump through that torus without getting stuck inside of it.
[GIGGLE]
A triangular prism has 2 flat faces that are triangles
It looks like a tent, or a wedge of cheese!! Yummmmm!
A torus doesn’t have any edges and has a hole in the middle of it
It looks like a donut or an inner tube
"Whoa!"
Whoa! That is one for the record books, all right!
"Yeah!" [GIGGLE]
Let’s recap these incredible shapes that challenged our competitors!
Cube!
Sphere!
Hemisphere!
Cylinder!
Cone!
Pyramid!
Rectangular prism!
Triangular prism!
Torus!
All the trucks are winners in my book!
Thank you once again for joining us and don’t forget to keep on truckin’!