You should know the names of all the solids below. Prisms and pyramids A prism is a 3D shape which has a constant cross section – both ends of the solid are the same shape and anywhere you cut parallel to these ends gives you the same shape too. A pyramid has sloping sides that [...]

What is a Net? What do we use them for? Are they useful? Which of these Nets would make an open cube? Download printable nets for your Math classes here. My Dad is a Math teacher and he is really good at making 3D shapes. In the picture below are some shapes he made and [...]

In Maths Cloud 9 is learning about problem solving. We have been learning about the 4 step method for solving a problem – 1) Read and understand the question 2) Pick a strategy 3) Solve it 4) Check it. In class yesterday we looked at this question and weren’t sure how to solve it. I [...]