Catchy Candy Wrappers
Platonic Solid Professional
Solid Geometry is the geometry of three-dimensional space. Three-dimensional because it occupies space in three dimensions which are length, depth, and height. A polyhedron is a solid made of flat surfaces. These surfaces are polygons. Platonic solids are polyhedrons with "regular" polygon sides (all edges have the same measure and all angles have the same measure) on each face.
Step 1:
Your job as the platonic solid professional is to study the possible polyhedrons. You need to recognize the nets of all of the polyhedron shapes. You will be responsible for teaching your marketing teammates about nets, and how to cut out and fold these net patterns into polyhedron shapes.
Step 2:
You need to cut out models of each of the polyhedral shapes and fold them to make models of the geometric solids. These models all need to be on the same scale for accurate comparison to one another.
Step 3:
You need to measure the polyhedron by using both a standard and a metric ruler. You will determine the number of faces, edges, vertices, and the surface area of each face. You will calculate the volume of each platonic solid.
Step 4:
Finally, you will choose one platonic solid that you feel is most marketable. This platonic solid should be sturdy because it will be used for packaging. The platonic solid you choose should be easy to fold and cut because this will eventually have to be mass produced by machines as a box. The platonic solid you choose should hold a volume that makes it more justifiable or economically feasible to use vs. other platonic solids. Your team will need to have data to justify why you chose this particular solid.
Research the links provided here to gather information for your team. Remember to take notes!