Math Curriculum
Level D
Unit: Geometry
Key Lesson 7.7.15 Distinguishing Volume and Surface Area
Lesson topic: Distinguish between volume and surface area
Instructor Materials
- Teacher guide
- Slides
- Practice Problems resource
- Card Sort: Surface Area or Volume resource
- CCRS standard: 7.G.6
- Learning goal: Compare and contrast (orally and in writing) problems that involve surface area and volume of prisms. Decide whether to calculate the surface area or volume of a prism to solve a problem in a real-world situation, and justify (orally) the decision. Estimate measurements of a prism in a real-world situation, and explain (orally) the estimation strategy.
- 7.7 Assessment and Practice Problems
Student Materials
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