Finding Surface Area of Prisms and Pyramids

How do you find the AREA of a TRIANGLE?

• Length x Width divided by 2
• Length x Width
• 1/3 (Length x width)
• Base x Height divided by 2

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

What is surface area?

• Inside of the object
• The sum of all the areas of all the shapes that cover the surface of the object.
• Something Ms. Sharafeldin made up.
• Surface area is what you get when you boil unicorn tears 

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CCSS.6.G.A.1

CCSS.6.G.A.4

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• 15m²
• 16m²
• 18m²
• 20m²

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

Name this figure.

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

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CCSS.1.G.A.1

CCSS.2.G.A.1

A square pyramid is covered with decorative wrapping paper with no overlap.  The net of the box is shown on the right.  How many square centimeters of wrapping paper are needed to cover the surfaces of the box? 

• 108 cm²
• 324 cm²
• 180 cm²
• 432 cm²

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

What is the total surface area of the shape shown?

• 200

• 220

• 260

• 340

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

Which example requires you to find the surface area?

• Finding out how much water will fill a cylinder
• Finding out how much wrapping paper is needed to cover a present
• Finding the amount a container can hold
• Finding out how much wood is needed to build a fence in your back yard.

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CCSS.6.G.A.4

What is the surface area? (6 in by 3 in by 5 in prism)

• 90 in²

• 180 in²

• 126 in²

• 96 in²

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CCSS.7.G.B.6

Find the surface area of a cube with side length 12 m.

• 144 m²

• 36 m²

• 864 m²

• 216 m²

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CCSS.6.G.A.4