Summary
An animated Mage Math lesson on nets of 3-D shapes — the flat pattern that folds up into a solid, made for grade 6. Bright 3-D animation walks kids through it with clear, worked examples they can pause and try.
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Nets of 3D Shapes - 6th Grade clicks once you see it worked out. Watch an example, then use these questions to make sure it stuck.
- Which flat faces make up this solid?
- How can you tell which net folds into which shape?
- How does a net help you find the surface area?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: net, face, 3-D shape, surface area.
Try it: Sketch the net of a cube (six squares). Cut it out and fold it to check that it makes a cube.