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Spheres, cylinders & cones. Volume and capacity. Angles - points, lines and parallel lines. Length/distance. Practical Activity. Perimeter. Area - squares and rectangles. Investigations. Visualising. Working systematically.There are 11 results
Broad Topics > 3D Geometry, Shape and Space > Spheres, cylinders & cones
Cylinder Cutting
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
An activity for high-attaining learners which involves making a new cylinder from a cardboard tube.
Sponge Sections
Age 7 to 11 Challenge Level:
You have been given three shapes made out of sponge: a sphere, a cylinder and a cone. Your challenge is to find out how to cut them to make different shapes for printing.
Which Solid?
Age 7 to 16 Challenge Level:
This task develops spatial reasoning skills. By framing and asking questions a member of the team has to find out what mathematical object they have chosen.
There and Back Again
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
Bilbo goes on an adventure, before arriving back home. Using the information given about his journey, can you work out where Bilbo lives?
Witch's Hat
Age 11 to 16 Challenge Level:
What shapes should Elly cut out to make a witch's hat? How can she make a taller hat?
Cola Can
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
An aluminium can contains 330 ml of cola. If the can's diameter is 6 cm what is the can's height?
Volume of a Pyramid and a Cone
Age 11 to 14
These formulae are often quoted, but rarely proved. In this article, we derive the formulae for the volumes of a square-based pyramid and a cone, using relatively simple mathematical concepts.
Efficient Cutting
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
Use a single sheet of A4 paper and make a cylinder having the greatest possible volume. The cylinder must be closed off by a circle at each end.
Make Your Own Pencil Case
Age 11 to 14 Challenge Level:
What shape would fit your pens and pencils best? How can you make it?
Paint Rollers for Frieze Patterns.
Age 11 to 16
Proofs that there are only seven frieze patterns involve complicated group theory. The symmetries of a cylinder provide an easier approach.
Gym Bag
Age 11 to 16 Challenge Level:
Can Jo make a gym bag for her trainers from the piece of fabric she has?
NRICH is part of the family of activities in the Millennium Mathematics Project.