7.8 The student will investigate and solve problems involving the surface area of rectangular prisms, using concrete materials and practical situations to develop formulas.

Hands-On Activities

  • Shodor Use the virtual manipulatives to find surface area.
  • LearnAlberta Click on "Skip Intro", then click on "Lessons" and then on "Surface Area of Prisms"

Other Web Sites

  • Practice 1 This is a challenging practice worksheet from edhelper.com.
  • ExploreLearning Teachers have to assign the Surface and Lateral Areas of Prisms and Cylinders to their classes.
  • Larson´s Software Students need to be enrolled by their teachers. Click on the Geometry in Space, then click on Surface Area of a Prism.
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Lesson 3-5: Solve Problems Involving Surface Area

Calculate the missing data relative to a cube.
Lateral Area is the area of the sides of the cube not including the area of the bases.
Enter the data in the appropriate yellow column and the spreadsheet will determine if it is correct.


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