How many pentagons on a
football ?
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1
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1
2
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1
2 3
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1
2
4
3
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1
2
5
4
3
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16
2
5
4
3
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6 on the front
16
2
5
4
3
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and 6 on the back
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6 + 6 = 12
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You cannot make a ball using only
hexagons
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hexagons stay flat
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but 20 hexagons
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and 12 pentagons
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make a football
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Can you find a hexagon in this fly’s eye
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Now find a pentagon
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Find a hexagon on this tortoise shell
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Now find a pentagon
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Without pentagons the
shell would be flat
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Find the pentagons in the other pictures at home
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Buckminster Fuller’s Geodesic Dome at Expo 67 in Montreal©
Find the pentagon here at home
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