Section 2: Surface Area of Prisms

This lesson teaches students how to find the surface area of non-rectangular prisms.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Geometry

Related Topics: area, dimension, geometry, length, polyhedra, prisms, rectangles, slant height, surface area, triangle, volume

This lesson teaches students how to find the surface area of rectangular prisms.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Geometry

Related Topics: area, dimension, geometry, length, polyhedra, prisms, rectangles, surface area

This lesson teaches students how to find the volume of non-rectangular prisms.

Audiences: Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Geometry

Related Topics: area, depth, dimension, geometry, height, length, multiplication, polyhedra, prisms, rectangles, slant height, squares, surface area, triangle, volume, width

This lesson teaches students how to find the volume of rectangular prisms.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Geometry

Related Topics: area, depth, dimension, geometry, height, length, multiplication, polyhedra, prisms, rectangles, squares, triangle, volume, width

Manipulate dimensions of polyhedra, and watch how the surface area and volume change. Parameters: Type of polyhedron, length, width and height. Surface Area and Volume one of the Interactivate assessment explorers.

Audiences: Grades 3-5, Grades 6-8, Grades 9-12

Primary Subjects: Geometry

Related Topics: assessment, dimension, geometry, length, polyhedra, prisms, surface area, volume