Set the bases of a conversation on prisms. The segment of a playlist on geometry introduces prisms and their parts. After visualizing prisms, the video discusses how to find the surface area and volume of prisms.

Concepts

prisms, rectangular prisms, triangular prism, faces, edges, surface area, surface area of prisms, area, volume of prisms

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Conduct a scavenger hunt to find real-world examples of prisms

Classroom Considerations

• Requires individuals to know how to find the area of various shapes
• Assumes pupils know about nets

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Contains a link to more video and practice problems
• Labels the parts of a net to help learners visualize how it is made

Cons

• None

Common Core

6.G.A.2 7.G.B.6 MP2