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Cool Math

Coolmath: Coolmath4kids: Polyhedra Gallery

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A gallery of complex polyhedra with descriptions and characteristics.
Activity
University of Saskatchewan (Canada)

University of Saskatchewan: Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The University of Saskatchewan's Department of Mathematics and Statistics provides high school students with online tutorials and exercises on what they deem some of the most important topics in geometry: Triangles, and Circles and Other...
Handout
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.
Unit Plan
Cuemath

Cuemath: Prism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore the world of prisms in this mini-lesson by learning what are prisms, definitions with shapes and examples, the difference between regular, irregular, right, and oblique prisms, the surface area of a prism, and the volume of a...
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Polyhedra Classification

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This question and answer site provides a lot of basic information about polyhedra. The five regular polyhedra, "The Platonic Solids," are described.
Lesson Plan
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Los Poliedros Regulars Y La Esfera

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Interactive resources and activities dealing with properties and characteristic of the five polyhedrons and the sphere.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Wnet: Thirteen: Ed Online: Virtual Polyhedra

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students explore polyhedron's through technology and paper/ pencil constructions.
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Nets of Polyhedra

For Students 5th - 7th Standards
Practice matching 2D nets to the 3D shapes the fold up into. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Unit Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Pictures of Icosahedrons

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Dr. Math and the Math Forum provides several links to pictures of icosahedrons. The information is somewhat brief, but worth checking out for a background on the subject.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Polyhedra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find a quick, concise explanation of what a polyhedra is. Examples are given and clearly explained.
Activity
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...