Cubes and cuboids

  • Nicola's Jigsaw
    problem

    Nicola's Jigsaw

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Nicola has lost a piece of her 3D jigsaw. Can you work out the shape of the missing piece?

  • A gold gift box with a ribbon.
    problem

    Plutarch's Boxes

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    2 out of 3

    According to Plutarch, the Greeks found all the rectangles with integer sides, whose areas are equal to their perimeters. Can you find them? What rectangular boxes, with integer sides, have their surface areas equal to their volumes?

  • problem

    Boxed In

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    A box has faces with areas 3, 12 and 25 square centimetres. What is the volume of the box?

  • Cubist Cuts
    problem

    Cubist Cuts

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    A 3×3×3 cube may be reduced to unit cubes in six saw cuts. If after every cut you can rearrange the pieces before cutting straight through, can you do it in fewer?

  • Small pepper seedlings in turquoise pots.
    problem

    Crawl Around the Cube

    Age
    11 to 14
    Challenge level
    3 out of 3

    Weekly Problem 37 - 2010
    An ant is crawling around the edges of a cube. From the description of his path, can you predict when he will return to his starting point?

  • Classifying Solids using Angle Deficiency
    problem

    Classifying Solids Using Angle Deficiency

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Toni Beardon has chosen this article introducing a rich area for practical exploration and discovery in 3D geometry

  • The solid
    problem

    The Solid

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A task which depends on members of the group working collaboratively to reach a single goal.

  • Solids
    problem

    Solids

    Age
    11 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    A task which depends on members of the group working collaboratively to reach a single goal.

  • Instant Insanity
    game

    Instant Insanity

    Age
    11 to 18
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3
    We have a set of four very innocent-looking cubes - each face coloured red, blue, green or white - and they have to be arranged in a row so that all of the four colours appear on each of the four long sides of the resulting cuboid.
  • Small pepper seedlings in turquoise pots.
    problem

    Which Face?

    Age
    14 to 16
    Challenge level
    1 out of 3

    Which faces are opposite each other when this net is folded into a cube?