Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Making 3 D Solids
This tutorial features templates and instructions to make the following solids: tetrahedron, cube, octahedron, dodecahedron, and icosahedron.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: 3 D Printers Offer Better Way to Make Some Magnets
Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee has been working on a way to cut back expenses on powerful magnets used in various objects we use every day like computers and cars. Science News for Students probes into the investigation's...
NBC
Nbc Learn: Science of Innovation: 3 D Printing
This tutorial includes a video on 3-D printing is an innovative manufacturing technique developed by Professors Michael Cima and Emanuel Sachs from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Once just used to create working prototypes,...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Rotate 2 D Shapes in 3 D
Practice your 3D visualization skills by rotating 2D shapes. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Shape Changing With the Cyber Squad
In this project, you will make 2-dimensional templates, called nets, that fold up into 3-dimensional (3-D) shapes. By making shapes of different sizes, you will be able to see how 3-D shapes change with size. In your findings you will...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Rotate 2 D Shapes in 3 D
Practice your 3D visualization skills by rotating 2D shapes.