Constructing Nets

Hi Grade 5s,

Today in class we talked about nets.  Remember that to create a net, we need to find out how many faces a figure has, and what shape those faces are.

For example, I could make a net of this pentagonal prism:

First, I would count the faces and find that there are 7 faces (2 bases, 5 faces around).  5 of those faces are rectangles, and the other two faces are pentagons.

The net would look this this:

Find a solid figure around your house.  See if you can figure out how you could create it with a net.  Prize tomorrow for whoever posts their net here first.

Yay nets!

-Ms. Lewis.