Abstract
One misconception that many high school students have is that the net of a cone is a triangle. Rather than simply telling or drawing for them the correct net, an activity for them to explore and/or discover the net of a cone could be more helpful to (1) engage their interest, and (2) increase the probability that they will remember the information.
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Nite, S. (2017). The Net of a Cone. In: Allen, G.D., Ross, A. (eds) Pedagogy and Content in Middle and High School Mathematics. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6351-137-7_25
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