Students investigate possible surface areas given a fixed volume of a prism.  As learning progresses they consider how to extend the surface area to infinity by considering non-integer lengths.

Differentiated Learning Objectives

• All students should be able to calculate a Total Surface Area when given a cuboid’s volume.
• Most students should be able to calculate multiple Total Surface Areas when given a fixed volume.
• Some students should be able to calculate the multiple total surface areas when given a fixed volume of a compound prism

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Volume and Total Surface Area of 3D Shapes

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