Volume and Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms

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Volume and Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms

• Libby Keranen

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Who is this lesson designed for?

• This is a math lesson, which is designed for
  sixth grade students
• The lesson will teach them the difference between
  the surface area and volume of rectangular prisms

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Links

• The links below are links to some other great
  resources for this subject
• My Web Page This is the web page that I created
  with the same subject material. Most of the same
  information is covered on the PowerPoint as is on
  the website, but it has a different format
• Formulas For the more advanced students, this is
  a webpage with many other formulas for the
  volumes and surface areas of shapes other than
  rectangular prisms
• Review This is a review of the formulas for
  volume and surface area. They give examples, but
  the information comes very quickly, so make sure
  to use this only as a review
• Game This is a game that helps you practice
  finding the volume of different cubes based on
  the measurements that they give.

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Volume

• The formula for the volume of a rectangular prism
  is
• LENGTH x WIDTH x HEIGHT

Example In the figure to the right, the area
would be A x B x C.
For a more advanced explanation of volume, click
here.
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Surface Area

• The formula for the Surface Area of a rectangular
  prism is a little more complex. In the figure
  below, the formula would be ab ab ac ac
  bc bc

To get a better understanding of the formula for
surface area, click here.
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The Difference

• Now that we have seen what volume is and what
  surface area is, can you tell the difference?
• Sometimes it is tricky to tell which one you are
  looking for volume or surface area. Click here
  for some pointers on what things to consider when
  deciding whether you want to find the volume or
  the surface area.

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Questions?

• That was a lot of material to cover in such a
  short PowerPoint, but I hope my extra links
  helped a little! If you have any questions, feel
  free to e-mail me!
• Libby Keranen
• elikeran_at_nmu.edu