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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Geometric Solids

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
This tool allows you to manipulate various geometric solids and investigate their properties.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Geometric Solids

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The instructional tool explores various geometric solids and their properties. Student can manipulate and color the different shapes. Learners examine the edges, faces, and vertices of the different solid figures.
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Math Slice

Math Slice: Solid Slice Special Test

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A ten-question test for assessing geometry concepts with solid figures. This assessment is scored online providing students with immediate feedback. Great for use as an assessment tool.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Geometric Solids

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
An interactive game to find number of edges, surfaces and vertices of different geometric shapes.
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History is Fun

Jan Brett: Geometric Solids Flashcards Pdf

For Students 1st - 3rd Standards
Print out these colorfully illustrated PDF file pages to practice learning your basic three dimensional geometric solids. Fold them in half and one side shows the shape while the other side shows the shape with the correct name. Put them...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Identify Geometric Solids (3 D Shapes)

For Students 2nd - 3rd Standards
Practice identifying 3D shapes.
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: List of Different Types of Geometric Shapes

For Students 4th - 8th Standards
A comprehensive list of 2D shapes and 3D solids with everything from a triangle to a dodecahedron. Includes illustrations and short descriptions of attributes for each.
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Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Surface Area, Volume, and Nets

For Students 5th - 8th Standards
Investigate the concepts of area, volume, 3D shapes, and nets using this interactive Learn Alberta math. The solid shapes focused on this exploration include rectangular and triangular prisms, rectangular and triangular pyramids,...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Faq, Geometric Figures

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This page brings you to a table of contents of three-dimensional figures. Selecting a figure will bring you to a page defining and illustrating the figure with applicable formulas listed.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Making 3 D Solids

For Students 2nd - 8th Standards
This tutorial features templates and instructions to make the following solids: tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron.
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Size It Up

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a formative assessment task where students are asked to use geometric solids to model each of four tent shapes on a worksheet and use mathematical language to describe them. Samples of student...
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Math Planet

Math Planet: Geometry: Parallelogram, Triangles Etc

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Resource examines the area of geometric solids through examples and a video lesson. [0:39]
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Net Cuts

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
In this enrichment game, the nets for nine solids are displayed. The twist is that each net has been cut into two pieces. The challenge is find the pieces that go together.
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Common Core Sheets

Common Core Sheets: Geometry 7.g.1 Worksheets

For Teachers 7th
Print or create worksheets or flashcards to assess students' understanding of geometrical figures and describe the relationships between them.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Solids

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flip chart, students apply geometric sense by using the properties of two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes to solve mathematical problems involving area and volume.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Cut the Cake

For Students 2nd - 6th Standards
A math challenge where geometry, measurement, and problem solving meet. Explore the properties of three dimensional shapes when you discover how six friends can equally divide a nine inch square chocolate cake. A one page activity from...
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Instant Insanity

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Excellent interactive challenge working with cube nets to stack them in a specific order. Manipulate the cubes online to solve the problem.
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ArtsNow

Arts Now Learning: Moving Shapes [Pdf]

For Teachers K - 1st Standards
These activities will allow students to discover the concepts of geometry through shape exploration and the creation of choreographic sequences.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Shape Mobile

For Students K - 1st Standards
In this activity, learners will create a shape mobile of 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional shapes made from geometric shapes.
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Common Core Sheets

Common Core Sheets: Geometry 7.g.3 Worksheets

For Teachers 7th Standards
Print or create worksheets to assess students' understanding of geometrical figures and describe the relationships between them.
Activity
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: Geometry 3 D Shapes

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Learn about several three-dimensional geometric shapes and the terminology used to describe them. Learn how to calculate their surface area and volume, and explore their mathematical properties.
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University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Triangles to Tetrahedra

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Given an unlimited number of a specific type of equilateral, isosceles, and right triangles create as many tetrahedra as are possible. Includes printout.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Illuminations: Volume of a Cube

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
"The volume of a cube can be developed by considering unit cubes, a single row (longs) of unit cubes or a single layer (flats) of cubes using this applet." This easy software makes it possible to easily construct a cube and take it...
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PBS

Pbs: Mathline: Let's Face It [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
Check out this math project about polyhedra! Students will enjoy the hands-on activity while they learn about tetrahedrons, hexahedrons, octahedrons, dodecahedrons, and icosahedrons. [Requires Adobe Reader.]

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