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The volume of a solid is the number of unit cubes that fit inside. The surface area of a solid is the number of square faces that show on the outside. For example, the volume of the following figure is 4 unit cubes, and its surface area is 18 unit squares.
The SEPARATE FACES tool disconnects the faces of the cube so that they can be moved around or colored separately. Click on this tool and verify that the surface area of this figure is 18. Activity 1: Finding Patterns Task 1 1. Look at each drawing below. Click on the figure to use the drawing tool.
2. What conjectures or statements can you make about the surface area of a figure built using 7 cubes? Task 2 Use the drawing tool to help you fill out the table below.
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