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Grade Level:: 6
Subject:: Math
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Goal Summary:: At the end of this unit, students should have a thorough understanding of surface area and volume of prisms, pyramids, and irregular shapes.
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Essential Questions:: Unit Question
What can knowing the surface area and volume of 3-D figures allow you to do?

Lesson Questions:
1. What does it mean for a figure to be 3-D?
2. How can you tell which 3-D figure a 2-D model will form? How can
you tell which 2-D model a 3-D figure will form?
3. How do you describe the surface of a prism? How does the prism’s net
help you do that?
4. How do you describe the surface of a pyramid? How does the pyramid’s
net help you do that?
5. You use nets to find the surface area of a box. How do you figure out
how much fits in a box?
6. What can surface area and volume help you describe? What can
knowing the surface area and volume of 3-D figures allow you to do?
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