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Polyhedra Naturalist

What do crystals have to do with nature? Where are crystal systems found?
Why are crystals important in the real world? What do crystals have to do with medicine and vaccines?
Was the volume of the pyramid relative to the importance of the entombed?

  • Your job as the polyhedra naturalist is to locate sources of polyhedra shapes, platonic solids, and crystals in nature.
  • You will be responsible for reporting to your group where crystal systems are found. You will need to identify the crystal systems and link those crystal systems to platonic solids and polyhedra shapes.

 

Your piece of the puzzle will be important to add to the unique qualities of the package you design. You should try to link nature and the use of geometry in the real world.

Research using the links provided here. Don't forget to take notes! You might choose to organize your information in a table or excel program to link crystal systems to polygons and geometric shapes.

Math Forum

Systems of Crystals

Mineralogy Database

Buckyball

Six Crystal Systems

Amethyst Galleries

Photonic Beetle

Egyptian Pyramids

 

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