Copy of Rectangular Prism Surface Area, Volume
STUDENTS: Please use this tool to visually explore surface area and volume of a 3D rectangular prism.
Adjust the sliders for "Length", "Width" and "Height" to adjust the edge lengths of the rectangular prism.
Adjust the "Filling" slider to adjust the shading.
Use the "Create Net" slider to open up the prism and see the "net" which relates to the surface area.
Use the "Options" slider to clearly see the parallel faces.
To explore this resource in Augmented Reality, see the directions (below) that follow the questions.
TO EXPLORE IN AUGMENTED REALITY:
1) To explore in Augmented Reality, open up GeoGebra 3D app on your device (App if free).
2) Go to the MENU (horizontal bars) in the upper left corner. Select OPEN.
In the Search GeoGebra Resources input box, type ctu9kknm
(Note this is the resource ID = last 8 digits of the URL for this resource.)
3) In the resource that uploads, zoom out and/or adjust the LENGTH, WIDTH, & HEIGHT sliders
to create a prism with dimensions you like.
4) Additional Notes:
The slider named "openclose" will cause the rectangular prism to fold out into its net.
The slider named "options" will cause different faces of the prism to appear and disappear.
The slider named "Filling" will change color opacity of each of the faces.