Step 9 Objective

Calculate the surface areas and volumes of right prisms; calculate lengths, areas and volumes in right prisms, including cylinders.


Probing questions

What makes a three-dimensional shape a prism?

What can you say about the shapes that make up the surface area of a prism?

What are the important steps in calculating the volume of a prism?

How do you go about finding the surface area of a prism?