1. Surface Area Tutorial Read and answer the questions on each slide.
To move to through the tutorial, press return or the space bar.
Feel free to view the tutorial again if you have questions

2. How much cardboard in a cardboard box?
Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms
How much cardboard in a cardboard box?

3. What are the dimensions of this rectangle?
4 cm 7 cm 10
Do you see the RED face?
What are the dimensions of this rectangle?
4 cm
10 cm

4. Do you see another face that is just like the RED face?
4 cm 7 cm 10
Do you see another face that is just like the RED face?
Where is it located?
Keep an eye on the next screen!

5. Yes, it’s on the back.
10cm
4 cm

6. 40cm2
Now there are 2 rectangles
that each have an area of 40 sq. cm

7. What are the dimensions of this rectangle?
4 cm 7 cm 10
Do you see the BLUE face?
What are the dimensions of this rectangle?
4 cm
7 cm

8. Do you see another face that is just like the BLUE face?
4 cm 7 cm 10
Do you see another face that is just like the BLUE face?
Where is it located?

9. Yes, it’s on the left side.
7 cm
4 cm
4 cm
7 cm

10. 28cm2
Now there are 2 rectangles
that each have an area of 28 sq. cm.

11. Do you see the GREEN face?
4cm 7 cm
10cm
Do you see the GREEN face?
What are the dimensions of this rectangle?
7 cm
10 cm

12. Do you see another face that is just like the GREEN face?
4 cm 7 cm 10
Do you see another face that is just like the GREEN face?
Where is it located?

13. Yes, it’s on the bottom.
10cm
7 cm
10cm
7 cm

14. 70cm2
Now there are 2 rectangles
that each have an area of 70 sq. cm.

15. Now we just need to add all the areas of the sides together.+
70cm2
28cm2
40cm2

16. The total Surface Area for this rectangular prism is=
276cm2