Unit 6 - Making Nets

Summary of Knowledge
The goals of the investigation are:

• To learn and comprehend about making nets and boxes.



• Learn new vocabulary and understand them.



• Drawing 3D shapes.

They should understand that this unit of investigation even though it is just shapes they may help you in your life.

Key Vocabulary

Base: Is the bottom face of a 3 dimensional figure.

Rectangular Prism : Is a 3 dimensional shape with 6 faces.

Cube: is a three dimensional figure with six identical square faces.

Surface Area: is the total area of all its faces.

Net: is a two dimensional pattern that can be folded to form a three dimensional figure.

TASK ANALYSIS

Find surface area of net.

1. Find dimensions of net.



2. Multiply L* W of each face.



3. Add them all up.

How to draw a net.

1. If it is a typed question just multiply L* W * W * H and L * H.
   



2. Add them all up and multiply it by 2.

HELPFUL WEBSITES

http://www.ixl.com/
This is a website to study for tests or quizzes.

http://gwydir.demon.co.uk/jo/solid/cube.htm
This other website helps you practice nets by playing a game.



QUIZ

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