Volume and Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders

Start with the whole number page and have students list the three face pairs before adding. Move to the fraction and decimal pages next, and save the cylinder page for students ready for circle formulas.

Find the volume and surface area of 2 cylinders and a rectangular prism, such as r = 3 cm and h = 8 cm. The directions on the page read: Find the volume and the surface area of each solid. Use 3.14 for π and the work space. Round cylinder answers to the nearest hundredth. An answer key is included.

Yes, both. We made it for 6th Grade geometry, and the page works the same whether it lands on a kitchen table or a center rotation. At home, most families go through it together and talk the answers out loud, and that talking is where most of the learning happens with volume & surface area of rectangular prisms. In class it runs well as independent work while you pull a small group. Print one copy or thirty, whichever the day needs.

Multiply the length, width and height: V = l × w × h. A prism with edges 2 1/2 in, 3 in and 1 1/2 in has a volume of 11 1/4 cubic inches.

Find the area of each pair of matching faces and add them: SA = 2lw + 2lh + 2wh. A prism 6 in by 4 in by 10 in has a surface area of 48 + 120 + 80 = 248 square inches.

Multiply the area of the circle base by the height: V = π × r × r × h. With 3.14 for pi, a cylinder with a radius of 3 cm and a height of 8 cm has a volume of 226.08 cubic cm.

Yes. All 4 volume and surface area sheets have an answer key.