Builder Series

3D objects and their nets with Mathomat

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3D Shapes

Print the two activity pages for this investigation, and use them with your Mathomat V7 template. Follow the detailed instructions on the first page....

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What you will need:

Colouring Materials - Pens or Pencils
Lightweight Card
Mathomat V7 Template
Unlined Paper / Scrap Paper

What you will learn in this activity:

Print the two activity pages for this investigation, and use them with your Mathomat V7 template.

Follow the detailed instructions on the first page to construct a cube from its net using Mathomat. Then explore the many creative 3D design projects in this and the next page by designing its net using Mathomat and then cutting and folding the net into a 3D object.

There are many important reasons for doing this activity with your Mathomat. Firstly, it reinforces your knowledge of basic geometry concepts. Doing the constructions in this activity will increase your skills and knowledge of accurate geometric construction. Many of the 3D objects that can be created this way have important and fascinating hstories. Building these objects puts you in touch with the role of geometry, in history, and in real life today. The mathematics involved in these constructions has many important links to the curriculum.

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