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Area, Surface Area or Volume?

Authored by Kari Shepherd

Mathematics

6th Grade

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Area, Surface Area or Volume?
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1.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Tina is packing her bag for Spring Break. It is 18" wide by 24" high by 30" long. How much will fill the bag??

What would we be measuring? ​ ​ ​ ​ ​ (a)  

Volume
Area
Surface Area

Answer explanation

This is volume! How much a container can hold!

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.C.3A

CCSS.5.MD.C.3B

CCSS.5.MD.C.4

2.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I want to put sod down in my back yard. The yard measures 50ft by 38 ft. How many square feet of sod will I need?

This would be ​ (a)  

area
surface area
volume

Answer explanation

This is area - I would be calculating square fee for a flat/2d surface.

3.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Mr. Jones wants to put new siding on his house. How much will he need to purchase if the house is 18 yards x 24 yards x 18 yards?

You would be calculting ​ ​ (a)  

surface area
area
volume

Answer explanation

This would be surface area - how much to "cover"something1

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.4

4.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

I want to paint one wall in the class a different color. It is 18 feet at the base and it 10 feet high. What would I be calulating? ​ (a)  

area
surface area
volume

Answer explanation

This is area. I am only paining 1 wall not covering a box or a house.

5.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

How many cubic inches of packing peanuts would I need to fill a box 12in x 14in x 8 in?

I would be calculating ​ (a)  

volume
area
surface area

Answer explanation

This is volume - the words cubic inches is a hint as well as the word fill.

Tags

CCSS.5.MD.C.3A

CCSS.5.MD.C.3B

CCSS.5.MD.C.4

6.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the formula used for calculating the area of a parallelogram?

​ (a)  

​ ​

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1

7.

DRAG AND DROP QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What is the formula used for calculating the area of a triangle?

​ (a)  

​ ​

Tags

CCSS.6.G.A.1

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