Teach the ins and outs of the cube! A series of five K–12 level activities explore the make-up of the cube. The beginning lessons focus on the vocabulary related to the cube. Later lessons explore the possible nets that describe a cube. The final lesson extends the concept to include hexominoes, the nets of six squares that do not form a cube.

Concepts

3-d figures, cubes, nets, polygons, faces, edges

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Use the problem activities as lesson openers
• Create a unit project from the problems

Classroom Considerations

• Learners should have a solid understanding of two-dimensional polygons

Pros

• Continues the same scenario throughout the five levels to easily see the progression of the standard
• Includes a solid introduction explaining each activity

Cons

• None

Common Core

K.G.A.1 K.G.A.2 K.G.A.3 1.G.A.1 2.G.A.1 8.G.A.1.a HSG-GMD.B.4 MP3 MP5 MP6 MP7