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Archimedean Solids

Published on Nov 20, 2015

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ARCHIMEDEAN SOLIDS

BY ELIZABETH FULLER

In geometry, an Archimedean solid is a highly symmetric, semi-regular convex polyhedron composed of two or more types of regular polygons meeting in identical vertices

WHAT DO YOU THINK IS THE MOST COMMON ARCHIMEDEAN SOLID?

  • Rhombicosidodecahedron
  • Stellated dodecahedron
  • Truncated icosahedron
  • Truncated tetrahedron

Answer
3. Truncated icosahedron
(soccer ball)

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Go to
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archimedean_solid
Which solid is your favorite? Try to draw the net of your Archimedean Solid.
Each shape should be a different color
(Square-red, hexagon-blue)

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