Unfolding Shapes in 3D


ExplorationGRADES 6-8

Skill:

Identify the nets for prisms, pyramids, cylinders and cones in geometric and applied problems.

Unfolding Shapes in 3D

Explore the geometry of prisms, pyramids, cylinders, and cones by unfolding them in this activity.

Putting It All Together

Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.

Question ouverte 1

What shapes do you need to form the net of a cylinder? A cone?

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Question ouverte 2

How many shapes do you need to form the net of a rectangular prism? A square pyramid?

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Question ouverte 3

How do the numbers of shapes needed to form the net change as the base of the prism changes? As the base of a pyramid changes?

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