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A Puzzling Cube

Age 7 to 11

Challenge Level Yellow star

Primary curriculum

Here are the six faces of a cube - in no particular order:

Here are three views of the cube:

1st cube - top face=square, left face=circle, right face =blue cross. 2nd cube - top face=square, left face=blue cross, right face=purple star. 3rd cube - top face=circle, left face=square, right face=red star

Can you deduce where the faces are in relation to each other and record them on the net of this cube?

cube net

You might like to use this interactivity to keep track of your thinking. You can drag the picture of each face onto the net.

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