Tuesday, November 22, 2011

Making Tetrahedron Shaped Ornaments

Here's a way to combine Geometry and a Holiday Craft Activity.



Materials
  • paper
  • printer
  • crayons/colored pencils/etc. (optional)
  • scissors
  • glue



Tetrahedrons are 3D shapes made with 4 triangles.  



You can download a tetrahedron model from the Math is Fun Website. Click on the link below.

http://www.mathsisfun.com/platonic_solids.html

You can use white or different colors of paper to print the models.

Students can decorate the 2D Shape (also called a NET), if desired. Then they need to cut, fold, and glue their 2D paper shape to make a 3D Figure.



These Tetrahedrons can be used as colorful holiday ornaments or as decorations any time of year. They can be hung on a tree, in windows, from the ceiling, on a mobile, etc.


Math Facts about Tetrahedrons
  • 4 triangular faces (sides)
  • 6 edges
  • 4 vertices (corners)
  • also called a triangular pyramid

  Have fun with math and crafts!

3 comments:

  1. What a fun, hands on thing to make. I hope you had a great Thanksgiving! Thanks for linking up to TGIF & we'll see you next week! Don't forget to enter for a chance to Guest Post & Have your blog featured on my sidebar for the entire month of December - http://livinglifeintentionally.blogspot.com/2011/11/thank-you-want-to-guest-post.html
    Beth =-)

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