Polyhedrons

What do you call a twenty sided shape made out of equilateral triangles? You’ll find out in this BrainPOP UK movie as Tim and Moby introduce you to the wide world of polyhedrons! Find out how a polyhedron is formed, how it differs from a polygon, and why a sphere isn’t a polyhedron. Discover new names for pyramids and cubes, learn some really long names for even more complicated figures, and try to work out which three polygons are used to make up the five regular polyhedrons. Finally, discover who gave the name “Dice of the Gods” to the five regular polyhedrons. Anyone up for a game?

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