OER Commons
Oer Commons: Surface Area of Prisms
Students will extend their knowledge of surface area and nets of rectangular prisms to generalize a formula for the surface area of any prism.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nets of 3d Figures
In this exercise, students practice identifying the 2D nets of 3D figures. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Heights of Cylinders Given Surface Area
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students will find the heights of cylinders given surface area and one other dimension. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Animated Polyhedron Models
Use this tool to see animated models of over 100 different types of polyhedra. There are five options for how they appear, and you can also see the net, 'explode' the solid so that the faces are separated, or drag it to rotate it...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Cross Sections and Nets
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students draw two-dimensional representations of solid figures. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and...
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.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Net Cuts
In this enrichment game, the nets for nine solids are displayed. The twist is that each net has been cut into two pieces. The challenge is find the pieces that go together.
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nets of Polyhedra
Practice matching 2D nets to the 3D shapes the fold up into. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Representing Solids Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide gives an overview of isometric view, orthographic view, cross-section, and nets.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Cross Sections and Nets
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students two ways to represent three dimensions in two dimensions: cross-sections and nets. Students examine guided notes, review guided...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Cross Sections and Nets
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students draw two-dimensional representations of solid figures. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Nifty Nets
During this activity, students will create nets for prisms. They will find the volume and surface area of the shapes. They will also use interactive activities to review three-dimensional shapes.This lesson plan was created as a result...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Painting the Pyramids
The young scholars will find the area of each two dimensional figure on a net of a square pyramid. In groups, students will cut out the net and create a square pyramid. Groups will then discuss how to find the lateral area and the total...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: 3 D Figures and Nets
Sixth graders explore cube nets in an effort to understand what properties are common to all nets that form a cube. Students work hands-on with nets and are then pushed to use their experience to visually determine whether other nets...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Nets and Surface Area
A conceptual understanding of finding surface area using nets instead of a formula.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Dynamic Paper
Need a pentagonal pyramid that's six inches tall? Or a number line that goes from -18 to 32 by 5's? You can create all those things and more.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Illuminations: Cube Nets
This applet allows you to examine various two-dimensional figures to determine which ones can be folded into a cube.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 1.11 Surface Area and Nets
Explore surface areas and nets with 2D and 3D shapes.
Quia
Ixl Learning: Nets
Brush up on your math skills relating to nets then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Bus Station: 3 D Objects
Students will play learning games to practice identifying and creating 3-dimensional figures.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Math: Tea Store: 3 D Shapes and Symmetry
In this tea store, the boxes all have different shapes! What do you know about shapes?
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Polyhedra Nets Paper
Contains six examples of polyhedra nets (cube, tetrahedron, octahedron, dodecahedron, icosahedron, cubosctahedron).
ClassFlow
Class Flow: 3 D Objects and Nets
[Free Registration/Login Required] This is a review of solid figures, nets, and counting faces, nets and vertices in 3 dimensional figures. There is a 5 question Activote session at the end of the flipchart.