RECTANGULAR PRISM PROJECT
NAME: ______________________________________ PERIOD: _________________
MY NAME IS: _______________________________________________________________
MY PARTNER’S NAME IS: _________________________________________________
OUR CANDY PACKAGING COMPANY’S NAME IS:
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The dimensions of our RECTANGULAR PRISM box are:
LENGTH: _________________________
WIDTH: __________________________
HEIGHT: __________________________
PROVE that your dimensions make this equation TRUE. Show your
math below. Show your work below.
REMEMBER: Volume = Length x Width x Height
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STAPLE A COPY OF YOUR PRISM TO THIS PACKET.
Now take a moment to answer these questions about Rectangular
Prisms:
You may use the ORBIT tool
to look around your prism.
How many vertices does a rectangular prism have? ___________________
How many faces does a rectangular prism have? _______________________
How many LATERAL faces does a rectangular prism have? ___________
How many BASES does a rectangular prism have? _____________________
Do the BASES ever intersect? ____________ What does this mean about
the BASES of a rectangular prism?
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SURFACE AREA of our candy box
Use the ORBIT tool and MEASUREMENT TOOL if needed to find the
area of the following 6 rectangles.
REMEMBER THE AREA OF A RECTANGLE = LENGTH X WIDTH
Show work here:
Area of FACE: TOP BASE
Area of FACE: BOTTOM
BASE
Area of LATERAL FACE:
RIGHT
Area of LATERAL FACE:
LEFT
Area of LATERAL FACE:
FRONT
Area of LATERAL FACE:
BACK
Add all 6 areas to find the
TOTAL (SURFACE AREA)
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Why is it important to know the SURFACE AREA of your box?
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STAPLE A COPY OF YOUR NET TO THIS PACKET.
Now try to convince SCARLET CANDIES that we should use your Rectangular Prism BOX.
Remember to bring up the KEY POINTS to this lesson! Why is the VOLUME of a box so
important? Why is the SURFACE AREA of a box so important to a store? Why is the NET
important to YOUR OWN boxing company?
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What was the BIG IDEA of this lesson?
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Was having partners helpful to you in this lesson? (Please explain)
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If you were to do this project over, what would you change? Could you have done the
project differently?
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Where could you apply this lesson to in real life?
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