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6th grade Solid shapes: faces, edges, bases and the view from the front, side and top worksheet

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Solid shapes: faces, edges, bases and the view from the front, side and top

Grade 6 Math Worksheet

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Milo sews a tent shaped like a triangular prism, 10 cm long. How many square cm of surface does it have?
Noah builds a wooden doghouse shaped like a triangular prism, 6 cm long. How many square cm of surface does it have?
Pia makes a candy box shaped like a triangular prism, 5 cm long. How many square cm of surface does it have?
Ren folds a cardboard wedge shaped like a triangular prism, 4 cm long. How many square cm of surface does it have?
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Net of a square pyramid
One square with sides of 6 cm and four triangles, each with a base of 6 cm and a height of 5 cm.
Tala sews a pyramid-shaped play tent. How many square cm of cloth cover all five faces?
Zee makes a pyramid-shaped lamp shade. How many square cm of cloth cover all five faces?
Ari builds a pyramid-shaped roof model. How many square cm of cloth cover all five faces?
Net of a square pyramid
One square with sides of 4 cm and four triangles, each with a base of 4 cm and a height of 7 cm.
Bo cuts a pyramid-shaped paper hat. How many square cm of cloth cover all five faces?
“Net of a box with no lid:” Jun makes a pencil tray with no lid, 12 cm long, 6 cm wide and 4 cm tall. How many square cm of cardboard does it need?
Luz makes a seed tray with no lid, 15 cm long, 10 cm wide and 4 cm tall. How many square cm of cardboard does it need?

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About this worksheet

Solid shapes: faces, edges, bases and the view from the front, side and top. Every version has 10 questions, and the answer key prints on the second page.

What your child will learn

I can tell which solid a net folds into from its pieces.
I can add the areas of the rectangles and triangles in a net to find the surface area of a box, a cube, a triangular prism or a square pyramid.
I can solve real problems: paper to wrap a gift, cardboard for a box with no lid, sheets to cover a box.
I can work backward from a total surface area to a missing height.

Standard: IXL parity (Nov 11) (related: 6.G.A.4)

Words to know

net: A solid unfolded flat so you can see every face.

face: One flat piece of a solid.

surface area: The area of all the faces added up, in square units.

prism: Two matching bases joined by rectangles.

pyramid: One base and triangles that meet at a point.

Common mistakes

Your child added only one face of each pair. A box has six faces, in three matching pairs, and the net shows all six.

Your child found how much the box holds. Volume counts cubes inside; surface area counts the squares on the outside.

Your child found one face of the cube. A cube has six matching faces, and the net shows all six.

Questions parents ask

What is the most common mistake with solid shapes: faces, edges, bases and the view from the front, side and top?

Your child added only one face of each pair. A box has six faces, in three matching pairs, and the net shows all six.

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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