Some Links to Polyhedra

Interactive Platonic Solids on NCTM Illuminations Site. Note the questions for kids (and you) in the table.

MathsNet Interactive Geometry: Platonic solids Nets.
Use the display and the slider to see how shapes up made up from
their nets.

• Related Polyhedra that you can rotate on WisWeb . Try the Cut-outs Nets (same as above) and the Drawing in Polyhedra tool.

Definition of Nets from MathWorld

Archimedean Solids from MathWorld

Lots of Java interactive polyhedra including the Buckyball and the Rhombic Dodecahedron

• More links from MathForum

Cutting the Cube from Annenberg/CPM Learner.org