Clarifications
Clarification 1: Instruction focuses on representing a right rectangular prism and right rectangular pyramid with its net and on the connection between the surface area of a figure and its net.Clarification 2: Within this benchmark, the expectation is to find the surface area when given a net or when given a three-dimensional figure.
Clarification 3: Problems involving right rectangular pyramids are limited to cases where the heights of triangles are given.
Clarification 4: Dimensions are limited to positive rational numbers.
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STEM Lessons - Model Eliciting Activity
In this Model Eliciting Activity, MEA, students are asked to develop a procedure to fit the most amount of rectangular prism plant packages on one sheet of cardboard, using nets and surface area.
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Students are asked to calculate the volume and surface area of a cube.
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This video demonstrates how to construct nets for 3-D shapes.
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This video demonstrates using a net to find surface area.
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