Geometry Nets
Information & Worksheets

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Welcome to Math Salamanders Geometry Nets Information Page.

Here you will find a wide range of information about nets and printable nets worksheets for kids.

Geometry Nets for 3d Shapes

Here you will find our range of Free Nets for Prisms and Pyramids.

The following printables contain nets of common 3D shapes that your child should know. Each net sheet is available both with and without tabs to aid sticking together.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

know the properties of different 3d shapes;
recognise different nets for 3d shapes;
visualise a 3d shape from a net;

Nets include:

Cube
Cuboid (or rectangular prism)
Triangular Prism
Hexagonal Prism
Tetrahedron (triangular based pyramid)
Square based Pyramid
Hexagonal based Pyramid

Nets Key Information

Cube

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Cube Net

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Faces: 6

Edges: 12

Vertices: 8

Cuboid

$3d cuboid image$

Cuboid Net

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Faces: 6

Edges: 12

Vertices: 8

Cone

$3d cone image$

Cone Net

$cone net image$

Faces: 1 or 2

Edges: 0 or 1

Vertices: 0 or 1

Cylinder

$3d cone image$

Cylinder Net

$cylinder net image$

Faces: 2 or 3

Edges: 0 or 2

Vertices: 0 or 1

Triangular Prism

$3d triangular prism image$

Triangular Prism Net

$triangular prism net image$

Faces: 5

Edges: 9

Vertices: 6

Hexagonal Prism

$3d hexagonal prism image$

Hexagonal Prism Net

$hexagonal prism net image$

Faces: 8

Edges: 18

Vertices: 12

Tetrahedron (Triangular-based Pyramid)

$3d tetrahedron image$

Tetrahedron Net

$tetrahedron net image$

Faces: 4

Edges: 6

Vertices: 4

Square-based Pyramid

$3d square based pyramid image$

Square-based Pyramid Net

$square based pyramid net image$

Faces: 5

Edges: 8

Vertices: 5

Hexagonal Pyramid

$3d hexagonal pyramid image$

Hexagonal Pyramid Net

$hexagonal pyramid net image$

Faces: 7

Edges: 12

Vertices: 7

Octahedron

$3d octahedron image$

Octahedron Net

$octahedron net image$

Faces: 8

Edges: 12

Vertices: 6

Dodecahedron

$3d dodecahedron image$

Dodecahedron Net

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Faces: 12

Edges: 30

Vertices: 20

Icosahedron

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Icosahedron Net

$icosahedron net image$

Faces: 20

Edges: 30

Vertices: 12

Faces, Edges and Vertices Notes

There are differences in the definition of what a face is depending on which country you are in.

In some countries, a face is defined to be a flat surface and cannot be curved.

In other countries, it is possible to have curved faces.

This irregularity has a knock-on effect on edges, which are the place where two faces meet.

As a vertex is a place where two or more curves, lines or edges meet, this is also affected by ambiguities.

Different Definitions Create Issues!

The Problems with Cones

A cone can either have 1 or 2 faces depending on whether you count the curved 'face'.
A cone can also either have 0 or 1 edges depending on whether you count the curved 'face'.
A cone can either have one apex or vertex, or none as there are no edges that meet together.

The Problems with Cylinders

A cylinder can either have 2 or 3 faces depending on whether you count the curved 'face'.
A cylinder can either have 0 or 2 edges depending on whether you count the curved 'faces'

Nets Information Page

The information on this page is available as a printable net information sheet for you to use.

There is a color and black and white version available for you to download or print.

$geometric nets information sheet 1$

$geometry nets information sheet 2$

Nets Worksheets

These worksheets have been designed to help children match the nets to the 3d shapes.

There are 2 sort of worksheets:

'Find the Net' worksheets which involve selecting the correct net out of 3 possible nets;
'Match the Net' worksheets which involve matching the correct 3d shape to each net.

Find the Net Worksheets

$3d shapes worksheets find the nets 1$

$geometric nets worksheets find the nets 2$

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Match the Net Worksheets

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3D Geometric Shapes - Nets

Here you will find our range of Free Nets for 3D Shapes.

The following printables contain large nets of common 3D shapes that your child should know. Each net sheet is available both with and without tabs to aid sticking together.

Using these sheets will help your child to:

know the properties of different 3d shapes;
recognise different 2d shapes inside the 3d shapes;
construct a 3d shape from a net;

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3d Geometric Shapes - Nets for Prisms and Pyramids

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Paper Models for Download - Nets for Polyhedra and others

3d Shapes Worksheets

If you are looking for 3d shape worksheets then you have found the right place.

All of our printable 3d shape worksheets from the website have been put onto the webpage below.

We have a wide selection of 3d shape sheets to cater for a range of grades and abilities.

There are sheets suitable from children age from kindergarten and up.

At Kindergarten level, the focus is on recognising 3d shapes and 2d shapes.

At 1st grade, we start identifying specific types of 3d shapes such as cones or prisms.

At 2nd grade we are beginning to name the shapes and count some of their faces.

At 3rd grade the focus turns to identifying properties such as faces, edges and vertices. We also start investigating the links between 3d shapes and their nets.