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6th grade Nets and surface area worksheet

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Nets and surface area

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Luz's toy block is a cube with edges of 2 cm. It has survived many tower crashes. What is its surface area in square cm?
Milo's ice cube is a cube with edges of 3 cm. It is chilling in the freezer. What is its surface area in square cm?
Read this first
Net of the box on a grid, each square 1 cm by 1 cm
a row of four rectangles (7 by 2, 3 by 2, 7 by 2 and 3 by 2) with a rectangle 7 by 3 joined above the first and another joined below it.
Pia's box is 7 cm long, 3 cm wide and 2 cm tall. Its net has two rectangles each of 21, 14 and 6 square cm. What is its surface area in square cm?
“Net of the box on a grid, each square 1 in by 1 in:” Ren's present is 8 in long, 5 in wide and 2 in tall. Its net has two rectangles each of 40, 16 and 10 square in. What is its surface area in square in?
Zee's paper pyramid is a square pyramid. Its net: a square base of 6 cm and 4 triangles (base 6, height 5, area 15 square cm each). What is its surface area in square cm?
Ari's tent roof is a square pyramid. Its net: a square base of 4 cm and 4 triangles (base 4, height 3, area 6 square cm each). What is its surface area in square cm?
Bo's card pyramid is a square pyramid. Its net: a square base of 8 cm and 4 triangles (base 8, height 6, area 24 square cm each). What is its surface area in square cm?
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Four nets, A to D, drawn on a grid with squares 1 cm by 1 cm, as described in the answer choices.
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Esme draws four nets on grid paper. The pencil is getting short. Which of these nets folds into a cube?
- a row of 5 squares with 1 square above the 2nd square, so it has a branch on top
- a straight row of 6 squares
- three rows of 2 squares, each row 1 square to the right of the row above
- a block of 2 rows of 3 squares
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Jun is making a paper model. The glue is nearly dry. Which of these nets folds into a cube?
- a straight row of 6 squares
- a row of 4 squares with 1 square above the 2nd square and 1 square below the 4th
- a block of 2 rows of 3 squares
- a 2 by 2 block of squares with 1 square to the left of it and 1 square to the right of it
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Kira's class is cutting nets from card. The scissors are busy. Which of these nets folds into a cube?
- two rows of 3 squares, where the lower row starts under the last square of the upper row
- a row of 5 squares with 1 square below the 4th square
- a block of 2 rows of 3 squares
- a straight row of 6 squares

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About this worksheet

Nets and surface area. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can tell which net folds into a cube, a square pyramid or a triangular prism.
I can add the areas of every face of a net to find the surface area.
I can tell surface area (the paper outside) from volume (the space inside).

Standard: 6.G.A.4

Words to know

net: A flat pattern that folds up into a solid with no gaps or overlaps.

face: One flat side of a solid. A cube has 6.

surface area: The total area of all the faces: the paper needed to cover the outside.

prism: A solid with two matching ends and rectangle sides.

pyramid: A solid with one flat base and triangle faces that meet at a point.

square pyramid: A pyramid whose base is a square, with 4 triangle faces.

volume: How much space is inside a solid. Not the same as surface area.

Common mistakes

Your child left a face out when adding up the surface area. Cut open a cereal box together, lay it flat, and count and label every face before adding.

Your child found the space inside (the volume) instead of the area of the outside.

Your child counted a face twice. A box has matching pairs, but a pyramid has only one base.

What to say

Ask: if we wrapped it in paper, how much paper would we need?

Ask: how many faces does this solid have, and which ones match?

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with nets and surface area?

Your child left a face out when adding up the surface area. Cut open a cereal box together, lay it flat, and count and label every face before adding.

Are these 6th grade math worksheets free to print?

Yes. All 6 printable versions at each level are free to print, with the answer key, and no account is needed.

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