Nets of 3D shapes. Part of Maths 2D shapes Year 6. ... When you have the net of a 3D shape, look carefully at the shape of each face and the number of faces to work out which 3D shape it is.

Find out how the volume of a 3D shape can be calculated by counting cubes in this Bitesize KS2 Maths guide. BBC Homepage. ... Part of Mathematics and Numeracy 3d shapes Year 6.

In 1871, the mathematician Lord Kelvin invented a shape called an isotropic helicoid that physicists predicted would behave strangely in a fluid – now it has been tested for the first time ...