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LESSON PLAN
Views and Nets of 3D Objects
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Apothem Team
Grade 8 · Geometry
LESSON AT A GLANCE
Warm-up
5 min
Instruction
15 min
Guided practice
15 min
Independent work
12 min
Exit ticket
3 min
Warm-up
Show a cereal box. Ask students to sketch what it looks like from the top, the front, and the side.
Instruction
Guided practice
Independent work
Exit ticket
Students draw views and match nets. Exit ticket: identify the solid for a given net.
TIP Have students physically fold and unfold nets — the kinesthetic step makes the link to surface area stick.
WORKED EXAMPLES
How many faces does the net of a triangular prism have, and what shapes are they?
5 faces: two triangles and three rectangles.
A solid looks like a square from the top and a rectangle from the front and side. What could it be?
A rectangular prism (or a cube if all views are squares).
MATERIALS
•Nets printed on card stock
•Scissors and tape
•Linking cubes
•Board or projector
WATCH FOR
!Drawing a net with a face missing or repeated.
!Confusing the front and side views of an object.