Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Creating Nets for Three Dimensional Figures
Given nets for three-dimensional figures, the student will apply the formulas for the total and lateral surface area of three-dimensional figures to solve problems using appropriate units of measure.
Maths Challenge
Maths challenge.net: Spider Fly Distance
A "three star geometry problem" requiring knowledge of how to complete geometric proofs and some prior math skills to figure the shortest distance between the opposite corners of a cuboid.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Bus Station: 3 D Objects
Students will play learning games to practice identifying and creating 3-dimensional figures.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Surface Area Using Nets
In this exercise, students practice finding the surface area using nets. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Cross Sections and Nets: Cereal Box Grid
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will explore cross sections and nets of three dimensional objects. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Instant Insanity
Excellent interactive challenge working with cube nets to stack them in a specific order. Manipulate the cubes online to solve the problem.
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.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Painting the Pyramids
The students will find the area of each two dimensional figure on a net of a square pyramid. In groups, students will cut out the net and create a square pyramid. Groups will then discuss how to find the lateral area and the total...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Surface Area Using Nets
Practice using the net of a 3D figure to find surface area. 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...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Finding Lateral and Total Surface Area
Given concrete models and nets (2-dimensional models) of prisms, pyramids, and cylinders, the student will find and determine the lateral and total surface area.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Christmas Presents
Improve your logic and net recognition skills with this learning game. Solution included.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Peg + Cat: Knights of the Round Table: Magical Shape Hunt
Help Peg and Cat move the net to collect the jewels while you hunt for solid shapes.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Cutting the Cheese
The learners will find the area of each two dimensional figure on a net of a triangular prism. In groups, students will cut out the net and create a triangular prism. Groups will then discuss how to find the lateral area and the total...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 9.5 Modeling in Three Dimensions
Explore connections between a 2-dimensional net and a 3-dimensional box. Later in this section, use equations with variables to solve real world problems that use 2 and 3-dimensional objects.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Cubes
Use this applet to determine the volume of a box by filling it with cubes, rows of cubes, or layers of cubes. Determine the surface area as well by using the box's net.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Animated Polyhedron Models
Use this tool to see animated models of over 100 different types of polyhedra. There are five options for how they appear, and you can also see the net, 'explode' the solid so that the faces are separated, or drag it to rotate it...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Triangles to Tetrahedra
Given an unlimited number of a specific type of equilateral, isosceles, and right triangles create as many tetrahedra as are possible. Includes printout.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Heights of Cylinders Given Surface Area
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students will find the heights of cylinders given surface area and one other dimension. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
PBS
Pbs: Mathline: Let's Face It [Pdf]
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.]
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Making Cuboids
How many different cuboids can you make? Learn how and learn how to represent data with your results.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Making Boxes
Have fun and learn by making a box and then find out its maximum volume as well as other problem-solving activities, including making a table of your results and drawing a graph.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Thinking Outside the "Box"
The students will find the area of each two dimensional figure on a net of a rectangular prism. In groups, students will cut out the net and create a rectangular prism. Groups will then discuss how to find the lateral area and the total...