Nets

problem

Gym Bag

Age

11 to 16

Challenge level

2 out of 3

Can Jo make a gym bag for her trainers from the piece of fabric she has?
game

Instant Insanity

Age

11 to 18

Challenge level

1 out of 3

We have a set of four very innocent-looking cubes - each face coloured red, blue, green or white - and they have to be arranged in a row so that all of the four colours appear on each of the four long sides of the resulting cuboid.
problem

Which Face?

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

1 out of 3

Which faces are opposite each other when this net is folded into a cube?
problem

Platonic Planet

Age

14 to 16

Challenge level

3 out of 3

Glarsynost lives on a planet whose shape is that of a perfect regular dodecahedron. Can you describe the shortest journey she can make to ensure that she will see every part of the planet?
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Thinking 3D

How can we as teachers begin to introduce 3D ideas to young children? Where do they start? How can we lay the foundations for a later enthusiasm for working in three dimensions?