Surface Area: Spheres

Lesson Prep

Lesson Details

• Duration: 50 minutes

• Learning Goal: Build understanding of how to calculate the surface area of spheres.

Prework

• Watch the embedded video above to see how to unpack the upcoming Concept Quiz

• Watch this video to see how we use formative assessment

Classwork

• Estimation – Weather App (Part 1)

• Warm Up

• Unpack upcoming Concept Quiz

• Notes / Ungraded Formative Assessment

• Spiraling Practice

Standards

Common Core

• 7.G.B.6 – Solve real-world and mathematical problems involving area, volume and surface area of two- and three-dimensional objects composed of triangles, quadrilaterals, polygons, cubes, and right prisms.

TEKS

• G.11(C) – apply the formulas for the total and lateral surface area of three dimensional figures, including prisms, pyramids, cones, cylinders, spheres, and composite figures, to solve problems using appropriate units of measure