The last station I visited during my last math class was station 2. This station was by far the most fun and it was the quickest. We had to make the polyhedrons we had identified at previous stations out of gumdrops and toothpicks. The shape I decided on was a triangular prism. A triangular prism is a five faced shape composed of two triangle bases and three rectangular sides. It also has six vertices, nine edges and is the basic shape of a roof. If and when I do this activity in class, I would give them a sheet for each polyhedron they needed to create and they would need to list three real life objects similar to a sheet we did in a previous station.
I used nine gumdrops and twelve toothpicks to make my triangular prism. If I used six gumdrops and nine toothpicks, I would have a pyramid so it is important to remember that a rectangle means the shape is longer. This is another hands-on activity that would allow the student to physically manipulate the shape and see the vertices and edges. I really enjoyed this station because you got to eat the gumdrops after you were done. Below is a photo of my rectangular Prism
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