Understand 3D Cube Nets

Hi, there shape superstar!

 

Did you know that a net is a special pattern made up of 2D shapes?

If you fold this pattern where the lines are, it will become a 3D shape.

 

Take a look at this net:

 

You can see that all of the faces are squares.

Which 3D shape does this net fold to make?

 

That’s right, it's a cube!

 

A cube is made up of 6 square faces.

No more and no less.

There are many other nets which fold together to make a cube.

 

Here they are:

 

 

 

Which of the following nets would fold to make a cube?

a)         b)         c) 

 

Did you choose option a?

Well done, this folds to make a cube and has 6 square faces.

It’s now your turn to identify the nets that will fold to make a given cube.

 

Pssst!!             Top tip: you can turn back to this page at any time if you want to see the 11 nets which make a cube.

 

Let’s get started!