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 • right triangular prisms • right cylinders to solve problems. • Explain, using examples, the relationship between the area of 2-D shapes and the surface area of a 3-D object. • Identify all the faces of a prism, including right rectangular and right triangular prisms. • Describe and apply strategies for determining the surface area of a right rectangular or right triangular prism. • Describe and apply strategies for determining the surface area of a right cylinder. • Solve a problem involving surface area.