Lesson Plan: Surface Areas of Prisms Mathematics • 7th Grade
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to find the lateral and total surface areas of different types of prisms using more than one formula.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- find the lateral surface area of a given prism,
- find the total surface area of a given prism.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- finding the surface area of cubes and rectangular prisms,
- finding areas of 2D shapes:
- squares,
- rectangles,
- parallelograms,
- triangles,
- trapezoids,
- kites.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- finding the volumes of prisms,
- cylinders.
