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Dodecahedron: Regular Dimensions

March 26, 2021 By Lisa

How many pentagons in a dodecahedron?

hfcm id=”7″hfcm id=”8″ How many pentagons are in a Dodecahedron? The Dodecahedron is formed of 12 faces of regular pentagons. It is made up from 20 vertices, 30 edges and the 12 faces. It is termed regular because each face is a regular polygon, in this instance that polygon being the pentagon. In 3 dimensions […]

Filed Under: crafts, for teachers, geometry, Shape Hunting, symmetry Tagged With: Dodecahedra, dodecahedron, how many, Many, much, pentagon, Pentagonal, pentagons

Rotational Symmetry of a Pentagon: Rotational Symmetry in Nature

March 9, 2021 By Lisa

rotational symmetry in nature

hfcm id=”5″hfcm id=”6″ What is Rotational Symmetry? A Rotation is a transformation of a shape around a central point. Rotational Symmetry is when the rotated shape looks the same as in the original position. In the diagram here, the point of rotation is where the lines meet at the centre. The shape that’s rotated is […]

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Hearts in Nature

January 28, 2019 By Lisa

hearts in nature

How to find Hearts in Nature Being able to improve observation skills begins with actually taking the time to look. We all love the Heart emoji, but lets free it from its smartphone home and see where it appears in natural form. Ten places to find Hearts in Nature Celandine The humble Celandine has always […]

Filed Under: children's activity, collections, parent interest, Shape Hunting Tagged With: 4-8 years, cardiod, finding shapes, geometry, hearts

Beechnut and Geometry

September 29, 2018 By Lisa

Beechnut and geometry - sacred

Many people love beechnuts and many people love geometry. But did you know you can experience them together? The beechnut and geometry. I have noticed that the shapes inside the beechnut resemble very closely the beginning constructions of geometry patterns. The geometry of seeds I love collecting seeds from trees. They always display such great […]

Filed Under: collections, geometry, identification, nature study, seasons, Shape Hunting, symmetry, trees Tagged With: 9+ years, collecting, finding shapes, geometry, nature, observation, symmetry, triangle

Natural Collections in a chocolate box

May 31, 2018 By Lisa

natural collections in a chocolate box display

Natural collections in a chocolate box Many people ask me about suitable display boxes for their natural collections. There are lots of ways to display and it is something I get really into. Anything that already has dividers is great. we previously did a shell collection in an ice cube tray. One of my favourites […]

Filed Under: collections, crafts, identification, nature study, parent interest, Shape Hunting Tagged With: 9+ years, charlotte mason, collecting, finding shapes, nature, observation

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