How to make a Dodecahedron
The Dodecahedron demonstration
You can print off the template HERE!
How to make a
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The Dodecahedron demonstration |
You can print off the template HERE! |
1/ Cut a pentagon out of card. Drawn in the diagonals to make a smaller pentagon in the centre.
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2/ Draw the diagonals across the smaller pentagon, then extend them.
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3/ Cut out the five triangles at the edges.
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4/ Make a second copy of the same shape. Bend and open the card along the edges of the centre pentagon to loosen it up. Put the two shapes together as shown.
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Wrap a long elastic band around the edges, going in front of and then behind each corner. Release the shapes carefully...
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...TA-DAH!
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This is how "The Magic Ball" trick works in
THE MAGIC OF MATHS
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Find more about dodecahedrons in
ALL SHAPES AND SIZES
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