Year 8

Volume and surface area of prisms

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    In this lesson, we will learn about the properties of 3D shapes using their names and identifying the number of vertices, faces and edges.
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    In this lesson, we will be able to identify prisms and cylinders using their properties and associated vocabulary.
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    In this lesson, we will practise visualising the nets of cubes as 3D shapes.
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    In this lesson, we will learn about nets of prisms, how to identify them and how they relate to the properties of 3D shapes.
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    In this lesson, we will explore different strategies to count the number of cubes a solid shape is made from.
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    In this lesson, we will learn what volume is, and you will use informal counting strategies to find the volume of different solid shapes.
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    In this lesson, we will learn how to calculate the volume of a cuboid.
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    In this lesson, we will learn how to calculate the volume of prisms and cylinders.
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    In this lesson, we will be introduced to the concept of surface area, and how to calculate it.
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    In this lesson, we will explore patterns related to surface area and form conjectures based on your findings.
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    In this lesson, we will learn how to calculate the surface area of cuboids.
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    In this lesson, we will learn how to calculate the surface area of cylinders.
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