In this lesson you will learn how to analyze rectangular prisms by locating pairs of
congruent faces.
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Two figures are congruent when they are exactly the same shape and size.
congruent: not congruent:
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Two faces on a 3D solid are parallel when they never intersect.
parallel: not parallel:
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A prism is a three-dimensional figure with two parallel and congruent polygonal bases.
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Some rectangular prisms have 3 different pairs of matching, congruent faces.
Some rectangular prisms have 2 different sizes of congruent faces.
Some prisms (cubes) have 1 face size.
Let’s ReviewGuided Practice
Describe the difference between the gift packages that you see, below. Draw a net for each gift.
The first gift has two face sizes. There are squares on top/bottom, and rectangles on the four sides.
This gift is a cube, so it has 6 faces that are all the same size.
Let’s ReviewExtension Activities
Below is a sample of each of the three types of rectangular prisms. Draw the net for each of these prisms, paying careful attention to the different sizes of the rectangular faces.
Let’s ReviewExtension ActivitiesLook around your classroom. Locate one of each of the different
types of rectangular prisms that you learned about, in this lesson. Use your observations to complete the chart, below. (For example: You might write “dice” as an example of a prism with 1 face size.)
When you are finished, you and a partner will describe to one another why you selected each object.
3 face sizes =
2 face sizes =
1 face size =
# face sizes: object: