Grade 8 - Shape and Space
Standard 8.SS.3 - Calculate the surface area of cubes and rectangular prisms.
Included Skills: Geometry
Determine the surface area of: • right rectangular prisms to solve problems. • right triangular prisms to solve problems. • right cylinders to solve problems. • Explain, using examples, the relationship between the area of 2-D shapes and the surface area of a given 3-D object. • Identify all the faces of a given prism, including right rectangular and right triangular prisms. • Identify all the faces of a given right cylinder. • Describe and apply strategies for determining the surface area of a given right rectangular or right triangular prism. • Describe and apply strategies for determining the surface area of a given right cylinder. • Solve a given problem involving surface area.