Area of Prisms: Defining a rectangular prism

The video tutorial introduces 3D shapes, focusing on prisms, specifically rectangular prisms. It explains how to visualize and draw a rectangular prism, using everyday objects like shoeboxes as examples. The tutorial covers the calculation of the surface area of a rectangular prism and defines key geometric terms such as faces, edges, and vertices. The aim is to help students understand the structure and properties of rectangular prisms in geometry.

Explain how to calculate the surface area of a rectangular prism.

How many faces does a rectangular prism have and what are they called?