Unfolding Shapes in 3D
Explore the geometry of prisms, pyramids, cylinders, and cones by unfolding them in this activity.
Aufgabe 1
Putting It All Together
Answer these open ended questions on your own or with others to form deeper math connections.
Aufgabe 2
What shapes do you need to form the net of a cylinder? A cone?
Aufgabe 3
How many shapes do you need to form the net of a rectangular prism? A square pyramid?
Aufgabe 4
How do the numbers of shapes needed to form the net change as the base of the prism changes? As the base of a pyramid changes?