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Nearpod: Three Dimensional Shapes
In this lesson, students will learn to identify three-dimensional shapes by name and distinguish between two-dimensional and three-dimensional shapes.
Ministry of Education and Employment of Spain
Red Escolar: El Crucigrama De Hipatia
In Spanish. Hypatia of Alejandria was a great mathematician that from an early age taught and investigated almost all branches of mathematics. To remember her solve the crossword puzzle involving problems of arithmetic, geometry and...
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Three Dimensional Cube Activity
This is an activity using marshmallows to make three-dimensional cubes. The article was published in the newsletter ?Ideas and Resources for Teachers of Mathematics?.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Space Filling Polyhedron
This MathWorld site shows pictures of polyhedra which can fill space. A discussion of these figures follows.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Volume of Cube, Tent
This is a question/response site with the topic of volume. A student asks for help finding the volume of a tent, a cube, and other regularly dimensioned objects.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Polyhedra Classification
This question and answer site provides a lot of basic information about polyhedra. The five regular polyhedra, "The Platonic Solids," are described.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Surface Area and Volume:prisms
This site from the Drexel University is a detailed explanation of area and volume for those who have trouble with the concept and need an explanation of how they are related and their differences, and other basic concepts for a clear...
Other
Platonic Realms: The Irrationality of the Square Root of Two
An informative resource on the nature of Platonic Solids and what constitutes these figures.
Other
Polyhedra: The Five Platonic Solids
A brief site that includes some activities to understand the figures.
Other
Basket Math: Exponent Practice
In this math tutorial, practice working a problem with an exponent and see how accurate you are.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Volume Units
This lesson introduces the units of distance (cubed units) used to describe volume. Students watch a video tutorial and then can take an online quiz.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Solid Geometry
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains notes, information, and practice finding surface area and volume of cubes and prisms.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Soma Cube
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students use the drawing tools in Activstudio to create three dimensional shapes using interactive cubes.
Wyzant
Wyzant: Exponents
The lesson from WyzAnt begins with a review of the definition of exponents then proceeds to several examples which show the definition in action. Special cases such as those involving negative bases as well as the zero exponent and the...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Gnome Homes
[Free Registration/Login Required] Gnome needs a home and you need to fit together four identical cube rooms to come up with as many shapes possible. Go for it. The cost of home enters in too.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Graphing Unifix Cubes
[Free Registration/Login Required] Creating a real graph with the help of unifix cubes. Students learn the basics of graph construction with the assistance of manipulatives.
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.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Wag Worms
Use this challenge to see how many unique shapes can be created using exactly 5 cubes. At this one page website you can also check your results.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Building With Solid Shapes
Predict which solid shape constructions would be unstable as shown at this one page website. Solutions are available right at the website.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: New House
On this one page website sharpen your logic and spatial sense skills while working on this challenge. The solution is available to double check your solution.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Cut the Cake
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...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Keeping Cool
Is it better to by block ice or crushed ice? Use your logical reasoning and measurement skills to solve this challenge that compares surface area of block ice and the same block cut into three cubes. A one page activity from the NCTM...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Nets
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students explore geometric sense by interacting with plane diagrams that create a three-dimensional shape.
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Alpha: Cube Octahedron Vertices
The animation investigates a cube and a regular octahedron.