Surface Area of Prisms and Pyramids

What is surface area?

• the 3D space inside of the object

• The sum of the areas of all the 2D shapes that cover the surface of the object (the faces). This is also known as the area of the NET of the shape.

• An evil math teacher concoction designed to make students suffer.

• Surface area is what you get when you boil unicorn tears

What units do we use when calculating surface area?

• Units

• Square untis

• Cubic units

Which word problem situation would NOT imply that you need to find surface area?

• Finding the amount of wrapping paper needed to cover a box

• Needing to know the square footage of paint that would cover a 3D shape.

• Filling a large box with several smaller boxes

• Finding the amount of cloth needed to cover a pyramid shape.

What do we call this object below?

• Net

• Triangle

• Geometry

• Unicorns

What 3D solid does this net create?

• Triangular Prism
• Triangular Pyramid
• Rectangular Pyramid
• Square Prism

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.4

What 3D solid does this net create?

• Triangular Prism
• Triangular Pyramid
• Triangular Sphere
• Triangular Polygon

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.4

The base of a triangular prism is a

• square

• triangle

• rectangle

Tags

CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1

All of the faces on a pyramid that are NOT the base must be

• rectangles

• triangles

• squares

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.3

All of the faces on a prism that are NOT the base must be

• pentagons

• triangles

• rectangles

Tags

CCSS.7.G.A.3

Name this figure.

• Square Pyramid
• Triangular Prisim
• Square Prisim
• Triangular Pyramid

Tags

CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1