Nets for packaging helpsheet
Nine printable nets for 3D shapes to support packaging and structure work at KS2, plus links to related resources and planning guides.
Nets for packaging helpsheet
Ages 7-11 years
First published 2018
This item is a download.
This helpsheet has nine nets for making geometrical shapes that can be used for packaging or other work with structures. Each can be printed out onto card, decorated and coloured and include tabs that, when cut out, make them easy to assemble.
- Hexahedron (cube)
- Tetrahedron (pyramid)
- Octahedron
- Dodecahedron
- Icosahedron
- Truncated cube
- Snub Cube
- Pentagonal Pyramid
- Hexagonal Pyramid
The resource also has links to appropriate resources and Projects on a Page planners to help when teaching frame and shell structures at KS2