Platonic Solids

TetrahedronCubeOctahedronDodecahedron Icosahedron

A Platonic Solid is a 3D shape where:

Example: the Cube is a Platonic Solid

Hexahedron or Cube
  • each face is the same-sized square
  • 3 squares meet at each corner

 

There are only five platonic solids.

The Platonic Solids

For each solid we have two printable nets (with and without tabs). You can make models with them!

Print them on a piece of card, cut them out, tape the edges, and you will have your own platonic solids.

Tetrahedron Tetrahedron
   
Cube Cube
   
Octahedron Octahedron
   
Dodecahedron Dodecahedron
   
Icosahedron Icosahedron