Knowing the surface area certainly helps when deciding how much paint to buy before a project. Scholars solve for surface area, as well as volume and area, as part of the presentation from Grade 6 Claim 1 Item Slide Shows. Geometric reasoning engages multiple learning styles with nine different questions.

Concepts

area, surface area, volume, area of triangles, area formulas, volume of prisms, ordered pairs, length, distance formula

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Have 3-D nets available for students to see how they fold up and make various shapes
• Review the importance of breaking a shape into smaller shapes to solve area and volume problems

Classroom Considerations

• Relies on prior knowledge of nets, 3-D shapes, area, surface area, and volume

Pros

• Includes answers for each question
• Questions are great for individual assignments or as a complete presentation

Cons

• None

Common Core

6.G.A.1 6.G.A.2 6.G.A.3 6.G.A.4