Christmas Maths Volume and Surface Area of Prisms

Christmas Maths Volume and Surface Area of Prisms. This is a fun Christmas maths activity. The questions involve calculations with 3D shapes. Measurements are in centimetres. There are 12 printable worksheets with a total of 48 questions. All answers are included.

✎ Contents:
This resource includes:
• Worksheet 1 – 4 questions to find the volume of cube shaped presents.
• Worksheet 2 – 4 questions to find the length of ribbon required for cube shaped presents.
• Worksheet 3 – 4 questions to find the surface area of cube shaped presents.
• Worksheet 4 – 4 questions to find the volume of cuboid shaped presents.
• Worksheet 5 – 4 questions to find the length of ribbon required for cuboid shaped presents.
• Worksheet 6 – 4 questions to find the surface area of cuboid shaped presents.
• Worksheet 7 – 4 questions to find the volume of triangular prism shaped presents.
• Worksheet 8 – 4 questions to find the length of ribbon required for triangular prism shaped presents.
• Worksheet 9 – 4 questions to find the surface area of triangular prism shaped presents.
• Worksheet 10 – 4 questions to find the volume of cylinder-shaped presents, in terms of pi and to 2 decimal places.
• Worksheet 11 – 4 questions to find the length of ribbon required for cylinder-shaped presents.
• Worksheet 12 – 4 questions to find the surface area of cylinder-shaped presents, in terms of pi and to 2 decimal places.
• Teachers notes.
• All answers.

✦ Notes:
All answers are included, so you can easily mark students work.
These questions should take at least an hour for students to complete.

✦ Objectives:
Students are asked to find:
• the volume and surface area of various Christmas presents.
• the length of ribbon required to tie around each present.

The presents come in the following 3D shapes:
Cubes, cuboids, triangular prisms and cylinders.

Students will learn to find:
• area of squares, rectangles and triangles
• volume of 3D shapes
• surface area of 3D shapes
• the distance around a 3D shape
• circle area and circumference
• answers rounded to 2 decimal places
• answers in terms of Pi

✽ Directions:
Print out a set of worksheets for each student.
The worksheets can be printed in black and white.
Alternatively, laminate one set of worksheets for students to share.
Or display for your class on a smartboard.

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