Explore surface area and calculate how much wrapping paper one needs to cover a whole box with this math video. The resource gives a nice visual of surface area and explains the use of a square unit.

Concepts

surface area, polygons, regular polygons, square units

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Go through lesson video as a class and have learners do assessment independently

Classroom Considerations

• The example shows surface area of a cube while some of the assessment questions ask for the surface area of a rectangular prism
• Learners should be familiar with prisms before the lesson

Pros

• Variety of assessment questions
• Student-paced activity

Cons

• None

Common Core

7.G.B.6 MP2 MP7