Geometry and Spatial Reasoning · Geometry and Measurement
Surface Area and Nets
Using two dimensional nets to calculate the surface area of prisms and pyramids.
Key Questions
- 1How does a 2D net represent a 3D object?
- 2When would calculating surface area be more important than calculating volume in a real world task?
- 3What is the relationship between the faces of a solid and the shapes in its net?
Ontario Curriculum Expectations
ON: Spatial Sense - Grade 6
Grade: Grade 6
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Geometry and Spatial Reasoning
Period: Geometry and Measurement
Suggested Methodologies
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