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Curated OER
Regular Polyhedra
Tenth graders investigate the history of geometry and its different shapes. In this geometry lesson, 10th graders practice seeing three dimensional shapes and explain why there are only five polyhedra. They relate all the new materials...
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Shapes Picture Quiz
In this shapes picture quiz instructional activity, students complete a set of 12 multiple choice questions, identifying shapes. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
Curated OER
Free Printables: Nets (3D Models)
In this 3D shapes instructional activity, students cut out the 3D shape on the page and fold on the lines to create the correct shape. The instructional activity states which shape should be build with the cut-out.
Curated OER
Geometry, Shapes and Public Sculpture
Students explore characteristics of geometric shapes. They observe geometric shapes and forms in public sculpture. Students create a unique sculpture of their own using basic three dimensional shapes. Additional cross curriculum...
Curated OER
Geometry and Shapes
Fourth graders are asked to name different shapes.Four to five students to share their answers with the class. The teacher leads the discussion in geometry about the properties associated with shapes.
Curated OER
Classify Prisms
Students classify prisms according to their attributes. In this classifying prisms lesson, students explore different prisms. Students generate observations of the attributes and classify the prism correctly.
Curated OER
Which figure?
In this 2D figure worksheet, learners pick which figure they are given. Students choose from 4 figures in each of the 4 problems they are asked.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Spinning Pentagonal Pyramid
Students learn about the terminology and formulas associated with a pentagonal pyramid. The learning resource consists of facts and an interactive spinning pentagonal pyramid.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Area of a Pentagonal Pyramid
This question and answer site reviews finding both the area and volume of a pentagonal pyramid.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Dynamic Paper
Need a pentagonal pyramid that's six inches tall? Or a number line that goes from -18 to 32 by 5's? You can create all those things and more.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Mathworld: Hexahedron
Learn about hexahedrons and hexahedral graphs from MathWorld.
SEN Teacher
Sen Teacher: Nets
Generate different "nets" for paper construction of common three-dimensional shapes: cube, cuboid, pyramid, cone, tetrahedron, cylinder, octahedron, rhombic prism, dodecahedron, pentagonal prism, and pentagonal prism.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: A Chain of Eight Polyhedra
Eight different polyhedra are given along with a challenge in this game. Can you arrange them so that their faces match in a chain? A solution is available to check your answers.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Architecture: Community Geometry
Identify architectural structures and objects in the community that represent different figures and types of geometry and mathematics.