NON-VERBAL REASONING
Cube net questions show a flat pattern of six squares and ask which cube it folds into, or which pattern is not a net of a cube at all. In this lesson your child turns a real 3D cube, watches it unfold into a net, and learns the rule about opposite faces.
The key idea is that two faces which are opposite on the cube are never next to each other in the net. Once your child can find the opposite pairs, they can rule out wrong answers quickly instead of trying to fold the shape in their head.
Question: A net has a row of four squares, A, B, C and D, with one square E above B and one square F below B. Which faces are opposite each other?
Answer: A is opposite C, B is opposite D, and E is opposite F. In each pair there is exactly one square between the two faces in a straight line.
This lesson suits children aged 8 to 11 who are meeting nets for the first time, or who find spatial questions hard to picture.
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