View source for 'Net' or 'Development' of a basic cube

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=====Introduction=====
Basic cubes form the basis of many packaging designs.


There are lots of packaging designs in the [http://www.dtonline.org/apps/menu/app?3&areas%2F2%2F1%2Fo%2F&0 '''DT Online Packaging'''] application - including many [http://www.dtonline.org/apps/object/app?1&2&1&1&1&1&0 '''cube and cuboid type packages'''].


The [http://www.dtonline.org/apps/menu/app?3&areas%2F2%2F1%2Fo%2F&0 '''DT Online Packaging''']  enables users to alter box sizes and material thickness to create nets for packaging of various proportions.


=====Activities=====
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* Cubes have 6 faces so 6 squares are linked together to create the ‘Net’
* There are 11 different ways of doing this - can you think of them all?
* Try drawing round a square shape or '''[[Template]]''' to discover as many as you can.
* Alternatively, use graph paper or squared paper to create your ''''nets''''. ''(see [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cube '''‘Geometric relations’'''])''
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=====Further Work=====
[[File:Cube Development.png|300px|right]]
* Find some empty packaging and take it apart to see the real examples of '''‘nets’''' or '''‘developments’''' used to make them.
* Notice how and where they are joined so they hold together.
* The completed '''‘Development’''' would need to have glue tabs added, or some form of interlocking design, if the cube is to be made up into a real box.
* Dotted lines can also be used to show where to fold.
* Can you see where tabs would need to be added to each of the 11 different ways of making a cube?
* How would you design a '''‘net’''' for a box that is longer than it is wide?
* Can you draw a development to produce a tetrahedron?
* How would you change your development to make the cube from 3mm thick acrylic instead of thin card?
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<span style="color: red">'''Safety Point!'''
Use a '''[[Cutting Mat]]''' and a metal '''[[Safety Ruler]]''' when using a '''[[Craft Knife|knife]]''' to cut card
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