Determining Surface Area with Unit Blocks

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
surface area 3D rectangular prism unit blocks spatial reasoning area faces counting multiplication addition sum Innovation Math Challenge WGBH
Subjects
Mathematics
Grade Levels
Grade 3 Grade 4 Grade 5 Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8
Audience
Classroom Teacher / Educator
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Determining Surface Area with Unit Blocks

Use your spatial reasoning skills to calculate the surface area when given a 3D figure. This video focuses on a right rectangular prism and shows you how unit blocks can help you visualize, then calculate the surface area. This video was submitted through the Innovation Math Challenge, a contest open to professional and nonprofessional producers.
Publisher
PBS Learning Media

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