Worksheet directions

Grade 6 • Independent Practice • Work on your own. Show your calculations or reasoning where needed.

Sample questions

1. A box with dimensions 6, 2, 3 cm has no lid. Its bottom is 6 by 2. Find the material area, ignoring overlaps, and compare with a closed box.
2. Draw a net for a closed 4-by-4-by-3 cm box. Label all six faces and find their total area.
3. A closed box has dimensions 5, 2, 2 cm. A student counts each different face size once. Explain what is missing and correct the surface area.
4. This net folds into a closed rectangular prism. Measurements are in centimeters. Identify all matching face pairs and calculate surface area.
5. A closed box measures 5 cm by 2 cm by 3 cm. Eva adds five face areas and gets 52 cm², omitting one 5-by-2 face. Explain the error and find the correct surface area.
6. Draw a net for a closed 4-by-3-by-3 cm box. Label all six faces and find their total area.

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Common Core connections

Source labels: 6.G.A.4. Review the learning goals below to check the fit for your class.

• 6.G.A.4 — Surface area using nets

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