Polyhedra

There are 45 NRICH Mathematical resources connected to Polyhedra

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Going Deeper: Achieving Greater Depth with Geometry

This article for Primary teachers outlines how providing opportunities to engage with increasingly complex problems, and to communicate thinking, can help learners 'go deeper' with geometry.

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Let's Get Flexible with Geometry

In this article for primary teachers, Ems explores ways to develop mathematical flexibility through geometry.

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Guess What?

Age

7 to 11

Challenge level

Can you find out which 3D shape your partner has chosen before they work out your shape?

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More Dicey Decisions

Age

16 to 18

Challenge level

The twelve edge totals of a standard six-sided die are distributed symmetrically. Will the same symmetry emerge with a dodecahedral die?

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Which solids can we make?

Age

11 to 14

Challenge level

Interior angles can help us to work out which polygons will tessellate. Can we use similar ideas to predict which polygons combine to create semi-regular solids?

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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.