http://www.mathconsult.ch/showroom/unipoly/
A well illustrated site covering the 80 Uniform Polyhedra. User friendly and well worth a visit.
Number 91 Puzzles
http://www.mathgoodies.com/puzzles2004/puzzles/iprobability1.html
These puzzles are all available on a CD and cover a wide range of Mathematics.
Number 92 Mathsteacher
http://www.mathsteacher.com.au/year7/ch09_polygons/06_polyhedra/prism.htm
This is an interactive site for years 7 to 10. The software that is for sale may be worth considering.
http://www.mi.sanu.ac.yu/vismath/hafbasic/index.html
The basic problems of colouring Polyhedra and labyrinths on Polyhedra are well covered in this site and there is also a set of about 100 problems of these types together with their answers to download (zip format).
Number 94 Geodesic Dome Under the Paw of the Lion
http://www.mi.sanu.ac.yu/vismath/visbook/tarnai/index.html
Some interesting photos of a Geodesic sphere in an ancient sculpture.
Number 95 Weaving Paper Polyhedra
http://www.mindspring.com/~jimvb/polyhedra.htm
Step by step instructions to complete a number of Polyhedra are given. These instructions are clear and easy to follow.
Number 96 - 97 The Beach Cleanup and the Whale
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/experiments/trips/cleanup/cleanup.html
http://www.nceas.ucsb.edu/nceas-web/kids/experiments/trips/whale/whaleintro.html
An interesting site on Statistics with a practical aspect.
Number 98 New Zealand Maths
http://www.nzmaths.co.nz/Links/Geometry/PapermodelsofPolyhedra.aspx
Worth a look.
Number 99 Poly
http://www.peda.com/poly/
Poly is shareware, which is helpful in making polyhedra. Available for PC and Mac.
Number 100 - 101 Polyedergarten
http://www.polyedergarten.de/
http://www.polyedergarten.de/e_info.htm
There are a great many attractive models on this site. There are no nets but there should be enough
information to inspire people to design for themselves and produce something unique. There is also a list of links in Number 101
Number 102 Volumetric Relationships
http://www.polymorf.net/lesson16.htm
Interesting site showing that there are some simple relationships between the volumes of some Polyhedra.
Number 103 Book on Modular Origami
http://www.powells.com/biblio?isbn=0486404765
May be worth getting a copy of this book for the Maths Department or School library.
Number 104 Polyhedral Maps
http://www.progonos.com/furuti/MapProj/Normal/ProjPoly/projPoly.html
An excellent site for creating “globes” on Polyhedra. A Good project for the class.
http://www.puzzles.com/PuzzlesInEducation/PuzzlesInEducation.htm
A challenging site for teachers, students and parents. Well worth a look.
Number 106 - 110 Guy Inchbald’s pages
http://www.queenhill.demon.co.uk/polyhedra/
http://www.queenhill.demon.co.uk/polyhedra/five_sf/five.htm
http://www.queenhill.demon.co.uk/polyhedra/icosa/searchlost/searchlost.htm
http://www.steelpillow.com/polyhedra/index.htm
http://www.steelpillow.com/polyhedra/trimethoric/trimethoric.htm
These sites are an interesting group of pages with a fair amount theory and excellent diagrams.
Number 111 Jitterbug Defined Polyhedra
http://www.rwgrayprojects.com/OswegoOct2001/Presentation/prsentationWeb.html
An interesting way of showing Polyhedra and their Duals. There is also a great deal of theory and calculations in these pages.
http://www.rwgrayprojects.com/rbfnotes/polyhed/pindex.html
An excellent site giving many Polyhedra with PDFs on the various models with their calculations.
Number 113 Triangles, Tessellations and Polyhedra
http://www.scienceu.com/geometry/articles/tritile/
A good site on tessellations. There is also an interactive online tiler available.
http://www.shodor.org/interactivate/dictionary/c.html
An extensive interactive Mathematics dictionary. Very useful.
Number 115 Polyhedra Blender
http://www.sun4v.narod.ru/pb.html
Software that can be freely downloaded. May be worth playing with.
Number 116 Spidron System
http://www.szinhaz.hu/edan/SpidroNew/polyhedra.htm
I found the ideas in this site interesting, exciting and challenging. Some ideas here worth experimenting with.
Number 117 - 118 Penrose Tilings
http://www.tess-elation.co.uk/penrose/penrose.htm
http://www.tess-elation.co.uk/polyhedra/polyhedra.htm
Good sites on tilings and Escher type patterns. Students would enjoy being creative.
Number 119 Ministry of Education on-line resources
http://www.tki.org.nz/e/full_record.php?id=28419&xsl_lang=en
Plenty here for everyone.
http://www.ul.ie/tilde_accs/cahird/www/polyhedronmode/newpage2.htm
A great site on Spherical Geometry. Well illustrated, good theory and nets. Plenty to learn from this site.
Number 121 - 122 Steven Dutch’s site
http://www.uwgb.edu/DutchS/symmetry/symmetry.htm
http://www.uwgb.edu/dutchs/symmetry/archpol.htm
This site shows the Archimedean Polyhedra and their tilings. Steven Dutch’s site is a very detailed, many paged, site that has so much information on tessellations and polyheda that it is mind boggling. A must for serious polyhedrists.
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