Soccer Ball

Get kids excited about science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics (STEAM) with this fun hands-on collaborative project. Typically done during a Family Math Night event, this project can also be done in the classroom. The best part is, each person is individually represented in the final product!

Participants will learn how a soccer ball design is based on a truncated icosahedron through an introduction to 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional geometry. They will create one of the panels of the truncated icosahedron which will be used to construct a soccer ball with a 13 inch diameter.

Items included:
• list of materials needed
• mathematical background
• mathematical vocabulary
• table tent with step-by-step directions
• pentagon template
• hexagon template
• icosahedron template
• classroom engineering challenge
• link to the video version of the lesson