Paper Net of a Buckyball Print out the net and construct a model of a buckyball. Extra Credit Buckyball Speech Challenge students to stand and speak about buckyballs. Crystals Information on real world polyhedra crystalline structures. Systems of Crystals Information on the seven crystal systems with links to photographs of examples. Paper Nets of Crystals Print out nets and construct paper models of the polyhedra that are crystals.
Students draw polyhedra and rotate their figures.
Elephant Puzzle Print the puzzle and challenge the students to fold the net so that the elephant parts fit together correctly. Cube Coloring Problem Problem-solving using manipulatives. Polyhedra Speech Challenge students to stand and speak about their polyhedra models. Journal Entry Students describe polyhedra on the Web, using journal writing to process their learning. Polyhedra on the Web Links to Web sites with beautiful models of polyhedra.