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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introduction to Polyhedra

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students investigate Euler's Formula. In this geometry lesson, students perform an inductive activity of Euler's Formula using nets to identify a variety of prism, pyramids, cylinders, and cones.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Polygons And Polyhedra

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students recognize and name two-dimensional and three-dimensional geometric figures. One group of students will extend the study of polygons to quadrilaterals while another group of students will extend the study of polygons to...
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Activity
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Polyhedron

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a detailed site with numerous links related to polyhedrons, the site explains the term polyhedron in terms of geometry and algebraic topology it briefly discusses special polyhedrons which link to other Math World sites which...
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Activity
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Space Filling Polyhedron

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This MathWorld site shows pictures of polyhedra which can fill space. A discussion of these figures follows.
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Unit Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Polyhedra Classification

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This question and answer site provides a lot of basic information about polyhedra. The five regular polyhedra, "The Platonic Solids," are described.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Polyhedra

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find a quick, concise explanation of what a polyhedra is. Examples are given and clearly explained.
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Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Stellated Dodecahedron

For Students 9th - 10th
This question and answer site provides information about stellated dodecahedrons, as well as several internet links to this topic.