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Unit Plan
Cuemath

Cuemath: Polyhedron

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Introduces the concept of polyhedrons by learning the definition, types, and where they are found. Check-out the solved examples for better understanding and try your hand at solving a few interactive questions at the end of the page.
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Interactive
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Studying Polyhedra

For Students 9th - 10th
This site not only defines what a polyhedron is, but it allows you to view each of the five regular polyhedra through an interactive exercise. After selecting which polyhedron you'd like to see, it will tell you its name and how many...
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Lesson Plan
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Los Poliedros Regulars Y La Esfera

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Interactive resources and activities dealing with properties and characteristic of the five polyhedrons and the sphere.
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Study Guide
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Platonic Solids

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that the five regular platonic solids (tetrahedron, octahedron, icosahedron, cube, and dodecahedron) were thought to represent earth, air, fire, water, and the universe? This chart shows an image and provides a description...
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Polyhedrons

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students about polyhedrons, Euler's Theorem, and regular polyhedrons.
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Unit Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Polyhedra Classification

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This question and answer site provides a lot of basic information about polyhedra. The five regular polyhedra, "The Platonic Solids," are described.
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Unit Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Naming Polygons and Polyhedra

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives you the prefixes for naming polygons and polyhedra.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Polyhedrons

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This in-depth paper examines the idea of convexity. Euclid's Elements, the first geometry textbook, assumed convexity without mentioning the term.
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Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Skeleton Shapes

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
At this one page website a variety of polyhedra are shown. The challenge is to create the skeleton for each polyhedron and identify the needed materials. You can check your solution right at the website.