Surface Area and Volume of Rectangular Prisms

A WebQuest by Ms. Beatty

Georgia Performance Standards Addressed: M6M3 and M6M4

 

  What does Surface Area mean to you? Go to Wikipedia to see some ways Surface Area is used in the real world. Write a 5-paragraph essay about how surface area can be used in your life.
     
    Use a search engine such as Google or Yahoo to research ways to use Surface Area in different careers. Discuss your findings in paragraph #4 of your essay.

 

Who Doesn't

Like Youtube?

   After watching the video, create three problems similar to the problem in the video. Write a script describing how you would explain the solutions to your problems, but add a little spunk! Write the solutions as a narratiave, a poem, or a rap!
   
     
Pop Your Brain!!!!!!!!   Complete the Brainpop tutorial on Surface Area, then complete the quiz at the end.
 
  • Log in (username and password provided in class)
  • Click on Math
  • Click on Geometry and Measurement
  • Click on Volume of Prisms
  • Watch the movie
  • Complete the activity (print document)
  • Click on Quiz
  • Go to Graded Quiz
  • Complete Quiz
  • Email Results to jbeatty@atlanta.k12.ga.us
     
Show What You Know!   Go to this math website and print the worksheet. Complete the worksheet for a homework grade.
   
     
Prisms Are Everywhere!   Click here for some cool prism info!
  Assignment: Check out the website then identify 20 different prisms in the classroom and/or at home.
     

 

For help or questions, email Ms. Beatty