This learning activity, ‘Let’s Face It’, asks students to use regular polygon shapes to analyse the features of Platonic solids. It also asks students to research Plato and his conclusions. An answer sheet is provided and includes accompanying teaching notes with suggestions for supporting learning and further exploration.
This learning activity, ‘Roll Over’, explains how a net is a pattern of polygons that can be folded to form a polyhedron. Students create nets by rolling and tracing a box and a play-dough house. An answer sheet is provided and includes teaching notes with suggestions for supporting learning and further exploration.