2-D and 3-D Shapes

Links verified on 8/8/09

1. 3-D Object Viewer - Explore a variety of 3-D objects and their accompanying 2-D views.
2. Building Houses with Side View - Construct a block figure to match 10 different figures.
3. Coloring 3-D sides - [UK spelling on this site] Find the red sides shown in a series of 2-D drawings and click on the right face of the 3-D model to color it red. 20 questions
4. Coloring 2-D sides - Use the colored portion of the 3-D object to color the correct side of the 2-D drawing.
5. Cube - Find out which colors will be on opposite faces of a cube whose faces are shown unfolded.
6. Geoboard Triangles - instructions on using a geoboard
7. Geometry: 3D Shapes - [don't use your real name] Try a quiz of thirty-nine questions from Annenberg Media.
8. Guess the View - Students are given a 3-D view of an object, and then given a 2-D view of the object. Students must choose which of 6 views is being displayed from a list.
9. Plot Plans and Silhouettes - Your task is to come up with plot plans that would match given silhouettes.
10. Quick Images - Stretch both your visualization and drawing muscles with this shape drawing activity.
11. Rotating Houses - 3-D figures created with blocks can be rotated and flipped using a mouse. The figure must be rotated until it matches a 2-D representation of one of the views.