Assignments should be turned in on separate sheet(s) of paper (not on this page)

Assignment 1: Make nets
Carefully draw 4 nets on either paper or cardstock.  You should have nets for at least one pyramid, and at least two prisms.  At least one prism should be not a rectangular prism. Your fourth net can be for a cone or cylinder instead of a pyramid or prism if you prefer it. You will be cutting these out and folding them to make shapes in class tomorrow, so make sure you are drawing these carefully enough that they will fold up correctly, and make sure that your nets are large enough to fold conveniently (you should probably use a whole sheet of paper for each).

Assignment 2: Identify Nets 
Draw or correctly name each of the shapes that will be created for each net when it is folded and assembled.  Make sure each net creates a 3-D shape when assembled (no gaps or overlaps), and identify the nets that don’t fold correctly (there is at least one).  Larger versions are on the web.

Assignment 3: Decompose 3D objects
Figure out how to make each of the following using prism(s) and/or pyramids:
1.	Hathorn Hall (http://www.uwrf.edu/map/oblique/hathorn.php click link to floor plan)
2.	A rectangular swimming pool with the following depths:

               8 ft            slopes up	       3 ft
                                from 8 to 3 ft

3.	A simple house such as: http://www.michaelpollan.com/writing_house.php
4.	A short flight of stairs (3-4 steps)
5.	A small tent such as http://www.backcountrygear.com/catalog/tentdetail.cfm/ID1011
Any diagram or model that shows clearly where the prisms/pyramids are will be accepted. Drawings are OK (and easiest), nets are OK, models are OK. Each prism/pyramid must be labeled correctly.

Assignment 4: Slices of a prism and pyramid
Using either cardboard or craft foam make a solid non-rectangular prism, and a solid pyramid.  Each of these should be about 1 inch high (at least 6 layers).  Tape them together with transparent tape.

Assignment 5: Shadows: Take home 8-10 linking cubes.  Use them to make a 3D shape, and draw the front, right and top views.

Assignment 6: 3D assessment problems: 
1. For each of the following shapes, tell whether it is a prism, a pyramid or neither.  If it is a prism or pyramid, shade in (one of) its base(s).
 
2. Choose a prism to experiment on.  What happens when you make a straight cut (using a plane) and cut the prism into two pieces?  What are the pieces like?  Experiment with different ways of cutting the plane.   One thing you should try, is drawing a straight line on one base, and then cutting along that line, so that the plane extends perpendicular to the base.  What is the result?  Does it matter where you draw the straight line? Try at least one other way of cutting the prism, and experiment with what happens.  
Note: the Wisweb applet “Seeing through objects” will let you do this for a cube.

3. What Van Heile level would a correct answer to  #1 reflect?  What Van Heile level would a correct answer to #2 reflect?  Explain/defend your answers.

4. Sketch a net for a pentagonal pyramid.  Label all of the lengths on your net, so I can tell that it would fold up properly if it were accurately drawn.

5. Below are the top, front and side views of a 3D cube shape. Find the shape or shapes (there may be more than one that will work) that fits the views.  Figure out a way to clearly communicate to me the solution(s) you found.