Surface Area and Gift-Wrapping Challenge

Students calculate the surface area of rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, cubes, and cylinders in a gift-wrapping context.

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Students calculate the surface area of rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, cubes, and cylinders in a gift-wrapping context. Includes worked examples, guided practice, independent problems, and a paper-cutting optimization challenge.

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Students will calculate the surface area of rectangular prisms, triangular prisms, cubes, and cylinders.
Students will apply surface-area formulas to real-world wrapping problems.
Students will explain why surface area, rather than volume, determines wrapping-paper needs.
Students will optimize paper use by planning efficient cuts.

Surface Area and Gift-Wrapping Challenge

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