Exploring Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms

What materials are needed for the lesson on surface area?

• None of the above

• Laptops and software

• Pencils, paper, and calculators

• Textbooks and rulers

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

What defines a rectangular prism?

• A shape with no rectangular faces

• A shape with six rectangular faces

• A shape with four triangular faces

• A shape with two square and four rectangular faces

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How many dimensions does a rectangular prism have?

• Three

• Two

• Four

• One

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What is the first step in calculating the surface area of a rectangular prism?

• Finding the area of one face

• Calculating the volume

• Finding the area of each face

• Adding the areas of all faces

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

What is the area of a rectangle with a length of 8.5 inches and a width of 6.5 inches?

• 42 square inches

• 21 square inches

• 14 square inches

• 55.25 square inches

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What pattern is observed in the areas of the front and back faces of the rectangular prism?

• They are unrelated

• They are different

• They are the same

• They are inversely proportional

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

What does the shortcut method for calculating surface area involve?

• None of the above

• Tripling the area of two faces

• Doubling the area of three faces

• Adding the area of all six faces

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

How can errors be minimized when calculating surface area?

• Using a calculator

• Estimating the areas

• Ignoring small measurements

• None of the above

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

What are the dimensions of the new rectangular prism presented at the end of the lesson?

• Length: 20, Width: 10, Height: 5

• Length: 5, Width: 10, Height: 20

• Length: 10, Width: 20, Height: 5

• Length: 10, Width: 5, Height: 20

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What is the correct method to calculate the surface area of the new rectangular prism?

• Estimating the total area

• Calculating the area of each face and adding them

• Using the volume formula

• Using the shortcut method

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CCSS.7.G.B.6