Other
3 D Tin: 3 D Printing
Students can explore three dimensional objects using this interactive sketch board.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Areas De Cuerpos Geometricos
In Spanish. Interactive resources and activities that could be used in the classroom either as an introduction or review to a unit dealing with the area of three dimensional figures.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Volumenes De Cuerpos Geometricos
In Spanish. Interactive resources and activities that could be used in the classroom either as an introduction or review to a unit dealing with the volume of three dimensional figures.
Math Planet
Math Planet: Pre Algebra: Pyramids, Prisms, Cylinders and Cones
Provides an explanation, examples, and video lessons all related to area and volume of pyramids, prisms, cylinders, and cones.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Shape: Facts About Quadrilaterals
Test your knowledge of identifying quadrilaterals.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Shape: Recognize a Cube and a Rectangular Prism
Test your knowledge of rectangular prisms and cubes.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Shape: Estimate the Area of Shapes
Test your knowledge of determing the area of irregular shapes.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Cross Sections of 3 D Objects (Basic)
Match 3D objects with their 2D cross-sections. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Geometry 3 D Shapes: Polyhedra, Prisms, and Pyramids
An introduction to a type of three-dimensional shape called a polyhedron. See examples and play with an interactive animation, showing the faces, vertices, and edges of pyramids, which are a type of polyhedron.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Volume of a Pyramid
Use this interactive tool to find the volume of a pyramid. Try different figures for the height and the base to see how these affect the volume. Properties of pyramids are explained, how to calculate the volume using a formula, what an...
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Pyramid
Use this interactive tool to explore pyramids. Rotate the pyramid to view it from all sides. Increase the number of sides (even to well over 100) until it closely resembles a cone. The base can be made irregular and you can 'explode' the...
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Triangles to Tetrahedra
Given an unlimited number of a specific type of equilateral, isosceles, and right triangles create as many tetrahedra as are possible. Includes printout.
Math Playground
Math Playground: Shape Inlay Game
Drag and drop shapes into a puzzle to explore tessellations.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Geometry 3 D Shapes
Learn about several three-dimensional geometric shapes and the terminology used to describe them. Learn how to calculate their surface area and volume, and explore their mathematical properties.
BBC
Bbc: Ks3 Bitesize: Properties of Quadrilaterals
The tutorial examines the different properties of quadrilaterals. The table consists of picture of the shape and a list of the shape's properties.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Geometric Solids
The instructional tool explores various geometric solids and their properties. Student can manipulate and color the different shapes. Learners examine the edges, faces, and vertices of the different solid figures.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Building a Pyramid
This Math Forum lesson gives instructions on how to build a paper pyramid. Bonuses included finding the surface area and volume of the pyramid.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Drawing Three Dimensional Figures
Get independent practice drawing three-dimensional figures. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
Cool Math
Coolmath: Coolmath4kids: Tessellations
Tessellations are explained and described at this website. Three basic rules are given for creating tessellations.
SEN Teacher
Sen Teacher: Nets
Generate different "nets" for paper construction of common three-dimensional shapes: cube, cuboid, pyramid, cone, tetrahedron, cylinder, octahedron, rhombic prism, dodecahedron, pentagonal prism, and pentagonal prism.
Science Struck
Science Struck: List of Different Types of Geometric Shapes
A comprehensive list of 2D shapes and 3D solids with everything from a triangle to a dodecahedron. Includes illustrations and short descriptions of attributes for each.
Science Struck
Science Struck: A Comprehensive Printable List of Geometry Formulas
Provides a list of area and perimeter formulas for two-dimensional shapes and volume and surface area formulas for three-dimensional solids.
Other
Porcelai Nia: Tessela
Tessellated geometric patterns in art are discussed and illustrated in this resource.