Surface Area - The Basics

Surface area is.....

• Filling in a 3 dimensional shape

• Wrapping the outside of a 3 dimensional shape

What is surface area?

• The measure of the amount of space inside of a solid figure
• The sum of all the areas of all the shapes that cover the object

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

CCSS.6.G.A.4

What is a net?

• A flat, "unfolded" representation of a 3-D figure

• Anything flat

• A 3-D figure

• Unicorn Tears

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

Which figure will this net make?

• Cone
• Triangular Prism
• Square Pyramid 
• Cube

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

Which figure will this net make?

• Rectangular Prism 
• Triangular Prism
• Triangular Pyramid 
• Cube

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

Which figure will this net make?

• Rectangular Prism 
• Triangular Prism
• Triangular Pyramid 
• Cube

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.4

Which figure will this net make?

• Triangular Pyramid
• Hexagonal Pyramid
• Octagonal Pyramid 
• Cube

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.4

Total Surface Area is....

• Each area combined INCLUDING the bases

• Only the sides of a prism or cylinder

• Volume

• Each area combined EXCLUDING the bases.

Lateral Surface Area is...

• Each side of a figure including the bases

• Each side of the figure EXCLUDING the bases

• Vertical Change

• Area of ONLY the bases

What does lateral mean when asked to find the lateral surface area?

• Means the bases and no faces

• Means just the faces and no bases

• Means all the bases and faces

• Boom goes the base drum