Nets and Views

Summary

 

a net is a flat pattern which, when cut out and folded, will make a solid figure

solids can be viewed from top, front, back and sides.

isometric graph paper can be used to draw views of three dimensional objects.

Key Skills

  • draw a net to represent different solids such as cubes, prisms and pyramids
  • recognise solids from different views and nets.
  • draw solids on isometric paper.

Vocabulary

three-dimensional, cross sectionprismcuboid, rectangular prism,cube, triangular prismpyramidconecylinderspherenet, isometric.