Explore vocabulary related to three-dimensional shapes. An instructional website describes the characteristics of different geometric solids. Learners can use an interactive component to view nets, faces, vertices, and edges of common...

From polyhedrons to platonic solids, here is a lesson that will have your classes talking! As an introduction to platonic solids, scholars cut and fold nets to create the three-dimensional solids. They use an interactive component to...

A description and facts about the award winning Water Cube, the aquatics center built for the Beijing Summer Olympics in 2008. It also includes a six-photo gallery of the center.

Learn how to solve the volume of a cube or box on this site. See how the formula is used to find the volume of the shape.

The purpose of this community-based organization is to provide information for educators to teach students about design, preservation, and planning. The goal of the program is to learn from what's around you and translate that...

In this video segment from Cyberchase, two friends make rock candy while learning about 2-D and 3-D shapes.

Learn a list of vocabulary needed in the kitchen with the focus on large appliances. Interactive audio and written vocabulary appear as the mouse moves over the colorful illustrations.

A book, activities and experiments about the world of shapes.