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Surface Area and Volume of Prisms Guided Notes | 7th Grade CCSS | Sketch Notes
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Overview
Ever wondered how to teach the concepts of surface area and volume in an engaging way to your 7th-grade students?
In this unit plan, students will first learn about calculating the lateral and total surface area of rectangular prisms. Later on, they will build on this to learn about triangular prisms.
Each lesson helps students master the unit through artistic, interactive guided notes, check for understanding, and culminates with a real-life example that explores how these concepts can be applied in practical scenarios.
It's an exciting way to teach surface area and volume while comprehensively meeting standards.
- Standard: CCSS 7.G.B.6
- Grade: 7th Grade
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Surface Area and Volume of Prisms Guided Notes | 7th Grade CCSS | Sketch Notes
$7.99 · Extensions sold separately
Learning Objectives
After this unit, students will be able to:
Calculate the lateral surface area and total surface area of rectangular prisms.
Calculate the lateral surface area and total surface area of triangular prisms.
Determine the volume of rectangular prisms with whole number and fractional edge lengths.
Prerequisites
Before this unit, students should be familiar with:
Understanding the concept of area and perimeter
Identifying and working with different types of polygons
Basic knowledge of the properties of 2D and 3D shapes
Ability to apply the formulas for finding the area and perimeter of rectangles
Understanding of basic geometry language and terms such as base, height, width, length, etc.
Materials
Pencils
Colored pencils or markers
Key Vocabulary
Surface Area
Volume
Rectangular Prism
Triangular Prism
Lateral Surface Area
Total Surface Area
Whole Number
Fractional Edge Lengths
Lesson Map
Lateral & Total Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms
Students will learn how to calculate lateral surface area and total surface area of rectangular prisms.
- CCSS 7.G.B.6
Lateral & Total Surface Area of Triangular Prisms
Students will learn how to calculate the lateral and total surface area of triangular prisms.
- CCSS 7.G.B.6
Volume of Rectangular Prisms
Students will learn to calculate the volume of rectangular prisms with whole number and fractional edge lengths.
- CCSS 7.G.B.6
Extensions
Surface Area & Volume Pixel Art Unit BUNDLE | 7th Grade CCSS
$10.99
Students practice surface area and volume including finding the volume of rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, and square pyramids, as well as calculating surface area using geometric nets and 3D shape nets with this 7th Grade CCSS Surface Area & Volume Pixel Art Unit Bundle. Contains 4 products with 8 pixel art activities total for a complete 7th grade Common Core surface area and volume unit.
Volume and Surface Area of Prisms 7th Grade Warm Ups CCSS TEKS Bell Ringers
$3.99
Engage your 7th grade students with volume and surface area of rectangular prisms and triangular prisms daily math review warm ups activities! This math bell ringers resource contains 15 days of practice on volume of rectangular prisms, lateral and total surface area of rectangular prisms, and lateral & total surface area of triangular prisms.
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