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

  1. 1How does a 2D net represent a 3D object?
  2. 2When would calculating surface area be more important than calculating volume in a real world task?
  3. 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

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