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3D Shapes, Surface Area
Key Stage: 3 ★★★

Can you find a cuboid that has a surface area of exactly 100 square units? Can you find them all?

This problem requires a lot of calculations of surface areas, within a rich problem solving context.

This resource has comprehensive teachers' notes and resources, linked from the problem page. This includes possible approaches and key questions, as well as possible support and extensions.


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shmiggle

3 years ago
5

Thank you for sharing

TES Resource Team

6 years ago
5

Thank you for publishing your resource. It has been selected to be featured in <a href="https://www.tes.com/teaching-resources/collections/secondary-maths/"> a new secondary maths collection</a>.

dsc505

7 years ago
5

As with all NRICH tasks, this challenge gets students to practice their mathematical skills in an engaging way. It is a simple question which should lead to some good mathematical discussions in the classroom, and would make an excellent starter or plenary.

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