Polyhedron Teacher Resources

Geometric solids are explored in this video lesson. The tutorial defines and provides examples of six popular solids. Students can check their understanding with an assessment. [9:03]

View and learn about five different polyhedra: tetrahedron, octahedron, icosahedron, hexahedron, and dodecahedron. Learn what Euler's Polyhedra Theorem is, and see examples of non-polyhedra as well.

This QuickTime movie provides an opportunity to learn about the basics of Polyhedra using Nets. As you watch and listen to the teacher and student interact it helps clarify the thinking behind applying this concept.

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.

This QuickTime movie provides an opportunity to identify more Polyhedra using Nets. As you watch and listen to the teacher and student interact it helps clarify the thinking behind applying this concept.

This QuickTime movie provides an opportunity to identify Polyhedra using Nets. As you watch and listen to the teacher and student interact it helps clarify the thinking behind applying this concept.

This site gives a description of edge along with a visual representation. Be sure to use the links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive check point located in the left-hand column.

This question and answer site provides a lot of basic information about polyhedra. The five regular polyhedra, "The Platonic Solids," are described.

This site gives you the prefixes for naming polygons and polyhedra.

A brief site that includes some activities to understand the figures.

This website provides instructions on how to create a truncated tetrahedron.

In Spanish. Different mathematical topics are presented with questions and activities.

Find a quick, concise explanation of what a polyhedra is. Examples are given and clearly explained.

Students learn about the terminology and formulas associated with an icosahedron. The learning resource consists of definitions and an interactive spinning icosahedron.

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.

Predict which solid shape constructions would be unstable as shown at this one page website. Solutions are available right at the website.

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...

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students explore geometric sense by interacting with plane diagrams that create a three-dimensional shape.

This site is a personal site that discusses the popular polyhedron, the pyramid. It explains that by joining two pyramids you will get a dipyramid.

This site is a personal site that discusses the popular polyhedron, the pyramid. It explains that by joining two pyramids you will get a dipyramid.

This lesson describes three dimensional shapes and provides two interactive practice activities.

Here you can find a definition for the mathmatical term 'net', in addition to a couple of examples.

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.