Curated OER
Introduction to Polyhedra
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.
Curated OER
Polygons And Polyhedra
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...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Polyhedron
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...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Space Filling Polyhedron
This MathWorld site shows pictures of polyhedra which can fill space. A discussion of these figures follows.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Polyhedra Classification
This question and answer site provides a lot of basic information about polyhedra. The five regular polyhedra, "The Platonic Solids," are described.
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Polyhedra
Find a quick, concise explanation of what a polyhedra is. Examples are given and clearly explained.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Stellated Dodecahedron
This question and answer site provides information about stellated dodecahedrons, as well as several internet links to this topic.