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Tool:
Platonic Solids |
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| Go to: |
http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_128_g_3_t_3.html
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| Description: |
This virtual manipulative allows you to display, rotate, and resize Platonic solids. It also allows you to select vertices, edges, and faces, and show that the number of vertices minus the number of edges plus the number of faces is equal to 2 (Euler's formula). |
| Technology Type: |
Java Applet | |
| Guide: |
User's Guide
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| Author: |
National Library of Virtual Manipulatives (Utah State University) |
| Language: |
English | |
| Cost: |
Does not require payment for use |
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| Lesson Plan: |
3-D Visualization Activity: Teacher Notes |
| Activity: |
3-D Visualization Activity: Student Handouts |
| Tools: |
Platonic Solids - Duals |
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Platonic Solids - Slicing |
| Courses: |
Pre-Kindergarten |
Geometry in space |
| Kindergarten |
Geometry in space |
| Math 1 |
Geometry in space |
| Math 2 |
Geometry in space |
| Math 3 |
Geometry in space |
| Math 4 |
Geometry in space |
| Math 5 |
Geometry in space |
| Math 6 |
Polyhedra, Perspective (3-D in 2-D) |
| Math 7 |
Platonic solids, Euler's formula |
| Geometry |
Regular polyhedra, 2D pictures of 3D solids |
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Claudia |
| Comment: | Being able to rotate a solid is a huge improvement over staring at a static image in a textbook. This tool makes it easy to count the faces, vertices and edges of a platonic solid. |
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