Lesson 5 · Solid Figures

Nets and Models

MathematicsSubject
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Activity 5.2

Hunt for all eleven nets of a cube

What you needSquared paper, scissors and sticky tape. Work in pairs.
MethodDraw six squares joined edge to edge, cut it out and try to fold it. Record every arrangement, whether it worked or not.
Be systematic, not randomRandom guessing finds five or six and then stalls. Group by the longest straight strip: all the nets with a strip of four, then three, then two.
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