Fri Oct 14th – Surface area of Cuboids (Continued)

LEARNING OBJECTIVE: To find the total surface area of a cuboid

SUCCESS CRITERIA: You will be able to find the surface area of a cuboid givens its length, width and height

STARTER: What is the surface area of these Cubes?

1. A cube length 3cm
   
2. A cube length 5cm
   
3. A cube length 10cm
   
4. A cube length n cm
   

LESSON: Remind students using the card cuboid how to unfold a cuboid and put the lengths on the appropriate sides, then work out the area of the SIX rectangles, before adding them up to find the Total Surface Area.

PLENARY: Checking answers as we work through questions.