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Mathematics
Quarter 3-Module 8, Week 8
Finding the Surface Area of Solid
Figures

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Mathematics - Grade 6
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Mathematics
Quarter 3-Module 8
Finding Surface Area of Solid
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INTRODUCTION

Dear Teachers and Learners, the writer humbly welcomes you to this Math 6
Third Quarter Self-Learning Module. This material will guide you in recalling and
learning more concepts on finding the surface area of solid figures which you can use in
your day to day activities. May this module bridge the physical spaces between teachers
and learners and may this facilitate meaningful learning among learners studying from
home.
Each lesson consists of the following parts: What I Need to Know in this part
contains the learning objectives or the expected outcomes of the lesson. What I know
this is an assessment of your knowledge on the topic at hand and its related topics.
What’s In, this connects the previous lesson to the new one. What’s New, this
introduces the new lesson through various activities and guide questions which you need
to answer. What is it, this part contains discussions of the activities and concepts of the
current lesson for better understanding. What’s More, follow-up activities are given to
deepen your understanding of the concepts presented and to further master the
competencies learned. What I have Learned, activities are provided to process the
lessons learned. What I Can Do, these are activities that showcase your skills and
knowledge gained and how you will apply it into real-life situations. Assessment, this
evaluates your level of mastery in this lesson. Additional Activities, this part gives more
activities to increase and develop your learning capability.
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1. Take your time to read every detail that this module contains.
2. This module contains Lesson 1, 2 and 3 of which each lesson is provided
with activities/tests that will surely lead you to enjoy learning. Please answer
every activity smartly and diligently.
3. Please be reminded to follow the directions and procedures given in every
activity so that your experience in using this module will be meaningful and
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provided for all the tests which can be found at the end of Lesson 3.
However, make sure to do the activity first before checking your answers.
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work and effort will be rewarding and learning will possibly take place
although you work in this at home.
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 TABLE OF CONTENTS
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COVER PAGE
COPYRIGHT PAGE
TITLE PAGE
Introduction
What I Know

Lesson 1 Finding the Surface Area of Cubes, Prisms, and Pyramids

What I Need to Know 2

What’s In 2
What’s New 2
What is It 3
What’s More 8
What I Have Learned 8
What I Can Do 9
Additional Activities 9

Lesson 2 Finding the Surface Area of Cones, Cylinders and Spheres

What I Need to Know 10

What’s In 10
What’s New 11
What is It 11
What’s More 14
What I Have Learned 15
What I Can Do 15
Additional Activities 16
Assessment 17
Answer Key 18
References 19

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 What I Know

Directions: Read the following problems carefully and write the letter of the correct
answer on your answer sheet.
1) It is the sum of the areas of the base(s) and the lateral faces of a solid figure.
A. volume B. perimeter C. surface area D. circumference

2) It is a straight line extending from the center of a circle or sphere to the circumference
or surface.
A. diameter B. radius C. surface area D. volume

3) It is the correct formula in finding the surface area of a cone.

A. πr+2 πr2s B. πrs + πr2 C. πr2 + πrs D. πr + πrs

B. Solve and analyze each item.

4) Find the surface area of the triangular prism below.

7m 4m

10m

12m 14m
m

5) Find the surface area of the cone cylinder below.

5m

8m

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 Lesson Finding the Surface Area of Cubes, Prisms,
1 and Pyramids

What I Need to Know

After studying this lesson, you are expected to:
1. find the surface area of cubes, prisms, and pyramid and
2. solve the surface area of cubes, prisms, and pyramid.

What’s In

Direction: Identify the solid figure represented by each net. Write your answers on your
answer sheets.

1. _______ 4. ________

2. ______ 5. ________

3. ______

What’s New
“THINK OF THIS”

Faith bought a gift for her brother’s

birthday and placed it inside a box.
She wanted to wrap the box so
that her brother will be surprised.
Each side of the box measures 5
inches. How many square inches
of gift wrapper is needed to
completely cover the box?
Answer the following questions:
1. What did Faith buy on her brother’s birthday?
2. How many faces does the box have?
3. What is the shape of each face of the box?
4. Are the faces of the box congruent? Why?
5. How will you get the total area of the gift wrapper to be used by Faith?

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 What is It
Looking back to the problem, Faith’s box has 6 faces and all of it are shaped
squares. Since all faces are squares, therefore all of it are congruent because they have the
same measurement. In order to get the area of the gift wrapper to be utilized by Faith, we
will learn about Surface Area.

SUFACE AREA -  is a measure of the total area that the surface of the object

occupies.
SURFACE AREA OF A CUBE- is the total area of the outside surfaces of a
cube and is given by A= 6a2, where a is the
edge.
A cube has 6 identical square faces and hence it is also called as a hexahedron.
Each face of a cube has 4 edges and in total, there are 12 edges. It is measured in
terms of square unit.

cube
net of a cube
Remember that each side of the box measures 5 inches.

Therefore, surface Area of a Cube = 6a2 or 6 x a x a

= 6 × 52 in2
= 6 × 25 in2
= 150 in2
Therefore, there are 150 square inches of gift wrapper needed to completely
cover the box.

SURFACE AREA OF A PRISM

Rectangular prism

One way to solve the surface area of a prism is to solve for the area of each face,
and then add them all.

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Surface Area = 2(front + back) + 2(right + left) + 2(top + bottom)
= 2 (3 + 3) + 2(6 + 6) + 2(2 + 2)
= 2(6) + 2(12) + 2(4)
= 12 + 24 + 8
S.A. = 44 cm2
 Another way to find the surface area of a prism is to use the lateral area
and base areas. Lateral area (L.A) of a prism is the sum of the areas of
lateral faces.

In finding the surface area of a prism, it is a good idea to find the lateral
area first.
Lateral Area = perimeter of the base x height
L.A. = ph
Surface Area = sum of the lateral area and area of the two base
S.A. = L.A. + 2B

Solution:
The shape of the base is a triangle
STEP1. Find the lateral area. with sides 10cm, 10cm, 10cm. The
L.A = ph height of the prism is 14 cm.
= (10 + 10 + 10) (14)
= 420 cm2

STEP2. Find the surface area.

S.A = L.A + 2B The base of a triangle. So,

= L.A + 2(½ x base x height)
B= ½ bh,
= 420 + 2(½ x 10 x 8.3)
= 420 + 83 Where b is the base of the triangle
and h is the height of the triangle.
= 503

Therefore, the surface area of the triangular prism is 503 cm2

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 SURFACE AREA OF A PYRAMID

32 m

25 m
25 m
The surface area of a pyramid is the sum of the lateral area and the area of the
base.
Solution:
STEP1. Find the lateral area.
There are four congruent lateral faces. Let’s find the areas of the triangles using
L.A = 4(½ x base x height)
L.A = 4(½ x 25 x 32)
L.A= 4(400)
L.A= 1600 m2
So, the lateral area is 1600 m2

STEP2. Find the surface area. Use the formula:

S.A = L.A + B
The base is square, so;
B=sxs
= 25 x 25
B= 625 m2 25 m

So, the lateral area of the base is 625 m2

Surface Area = L.A + B
= 1600 + 625
S.A = 2225 m2
Thus, the surface area of the pyramid is 2225 m2

What’s More

ACTIVITY 1.2 “LET’S TRY”

Directions: Find the surface area of each solid figure. Give the formula then solve. Write
your answers on your answer sheets.

1. 2.

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 What I Have Learned

“FINDING THE EXACT TERM”

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the keywords in finding the surface area of cubes,
prisms and pyramids. Choose your answers from the box on the other side and write it
in your answer sheets.

1. The formula in finding the surface area Pyramid

of a cube is __________.
S.A= 6a2
2. To solve the surface area of rectangular prism, Base
we will use the formula _________.
Lateral area and base areas
3. Another way to solve the surface area
of a prism is to use the _________ and _______. L.A = ph

4. The formula in finding the lateral of a prism is S.A = 2(front + back) +

________. 2(right + left) +
2(top + bottom)
5. The surface area of a __________ is the sum
of the lateral area and the area of the base.
S.A = L.A. + B

What I Can Do

“LET’S ANALYZE”
Directions: Answer the following questions below and refer your answers from the
illustrations at the right side. Write your answers in your answer sheets.

a. What is the lateral area?

________________
b. The formula to find the surface
area of this solid figure is
__________________.

c. The surface area is ________yd2

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 Additional Activities

Direction: Solve each problem.

1. Jason is wrapping a present. The box he is using is a rectangular prism with a length
of 18 inches, a width of 10 inches, and a height of 4 inches. How many square
inches of paper he needs to wrap the entire box.

2. A pyramid has a square base of side 24 cm and the height of each triangular face is
16 cm. Find the surface area of the pyramid.

Lesso
Finding the Surface Area of Cylinders,
n Cones and Spheres
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What I Need to Know
After studying this lesson, you will be able to:
1. find the surface area of cylinders, cones and spheres and
` 2. solve the surface area of cylinders, cones and spheres.

What’s In
Direction: Match the picture with the formula for surface area. Write the
letter of your answer on your answer sheets.

Surface Area Formula

_____1.

A. Surface Area = 6a2

B. Surface Area = L.A + 2B

_____2.

C Surface Area = 2(front + back) + 2(right

+ left) + 2(top + bottom)

______3.
D. Surface Area = L.A + B

E. Surface Area = πr2

______4.

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 What’s New

“THINK OF THIS”

A cylinder shape glass has a radius of 5 inches and

a height of 10 inches. What is its surface area?

Supply what are asked:

1. What is the shape of the glass? _________
2. What is asked of the problem? __________
3. What are the given facts ? __________

What is It

“LET’S UNDESTAND”
Looking back to the problem, we are going to find the surface area of a cylinder
shape glass that has a radius of 5 inches and a height of 10 inches. Now, let us learn
first how to find the surface area of cylinders by using the formula.

SURFACE AREA OF CYLINDERS

The lateral area of a cylinder is the product of the circumference of the base
and the height of the cylinder.
Lateral Area = 2πrh
The surface area of a cylinder is the sum of the lateral area and the areas of
the two bases.
Surface Area = L.A + 2πr2

Solution:
STEP1. Find the lateral area.
L.A. = 2πrh
= 2 (3.14) (5) (10)
=2 (3.14) (50)
= 314 in2
STEP2. Find the surface area.
S.A. = L.A + 2πr2
= 314 + 2(3.14) (5)2
= 314 + 157
= 471 in2
Therefore, the surface area of the pitcher is 471 in2

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 SURFACE AREA OF CONES
The surface area of a cone is the sum of the lateral area (L.A) and area of
its base (B).

(S) Slant height

(S) Slant height
Circumference Circumference

= 2πr = 2πr

radius

radius
 Lateral area = πrs
 Surface area = πrs + πr2

Example: Find the surface area of an ice cream cone that has a slant
height of 6cm and a radius of 2cm.
STEP1. Find the lateral area using the formula L.A = πrs
L.A = πrs
= (3.14) (2) (6)
= 37.68 cm2
STEP2. Find the surface area. Use the formula S.A = L.A + πr2
S.A = L.A + πr2
= 37.68 + (3.14) (22)
S.A = 50.24 cm2
The surface area of the cone is 50.24 cm2

SURFACE AREA OF SPHERES

The area of the circle that contains the center of the sphere is πr2. It would
take exactly 4 of these circles to wrap the sphere completely.

radius

10cm

The Surface area of a sphere with radius (r) is S.A = 4πr2

Surface Area = 4πr2

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 EXAMPLE:
1. What is the surface area of a ball that has a radius of 10 cm?
Use the formula S.A = 4πr2 to find the surface area.
S.A = 4πr2
=4 (3.14) (102)
= 12.56 (100)
Surface area =1,256 cm2
Therefore, the surface area of the ball is 1,256 cm2.

What’s More

“LET’S TRY”
Direction: Solve for the surface area of the solid figures below.

1. Surface Area _______________________

2. Surface Area _______________________

What I Have Learned

“FINDING THE EXACT WORD”

Directions: Fill in the blanks with the keywords in finding the surface area of
cylinders and cones. Choose your answers from the box on the other side and write it
in your answer sheets.
Radius
1. In decimal form, the value of Pi (π)
is approximately ___________. Surface area = πrs +πr2
2. _____________ is a line from the 4πr2
center of a circle to a point on the circle.
Lateral area = πrs
3. ____________ is the formula in finding the
surface area of a cylinder. Surface area = L.A + 2πr2
4. In finding the surface area of a cone,
Surface area = πr2
we will use the formula ______.
5. ___________ is the formula in solving 3.14
the surface area of a sphere.

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 What I Can Do.
“LET’S ANALYZE”
Direction: Answer the following questions below and refer your answers in the illustration at
the right side. Write your answers in your answer sheets.

1. What is the height of the 2 2

cylinder? cm cm

2. The formula to find the surface

area of cylinder is _________.

3. For this cylinder, the surface 7 7

area is __________. cm cm

2 cm

Additional Activities

SOLID FIGURES LATERAL AREA SURFACE AREA

Lateral area = πrs Surface area = πrs + πr2

A. Direction: Solve for the lateral area and surface area of each solid figure.

Lateral Area = 2πrh Surface Area = L.A + 2πr2

B. Solve the problem.

1. An orange has a radius of 8 cm.
What is the surface area of the orange?

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 Assessment

Directions: Read the following problems carefully and write the letter of the correct
answer on your activity notebook.
1) What is the surface area, in square inches, of a four-inch cube?
A. 24 in2 B.96 in2 C. 192 in2 D. 384 in2

2) What is the surface area of a cone with a radius of 2cm and slant height of 6cm?
A.30.24 cm2 B.36.73 cm2 C. 48.34 cm2 D. 50.24 cm2

3) Find the surface area of a cylinder with a radius of 5cm and height of 10 cm.
A. 370 cm2 B. 391 cm2 C. 468 cm2 D. 471 cm2

4-5. Solve each problem and write your answer on your answer sheet.

4) Calculate the surface area of a sphere with a radius of 3.2 cm

5) A certain music box has the shape of a cube. Each side of the music box is 15
centimeters long. What is the surface area of the box?

15 cm

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 Answer Key

References
Finding Surface area of Solid figures offline DLP - Div of Lanao del Norte

Finding Surface area of Solid Figures - DepEd Commons Grade VI Mathematics

https://lrmds.deped.gov.ph/search?
filter=&search_param=all&query=surface+area+og+prisms (LR Portal about Surface area
of Solid Figures)

https://www.google.com/search?
q=picture+of+a+woman+animated&tbm=isch&hl=en&tbs=il:cl&chips=q:walking+picture+of+a
+woman+animated,online_chips:illustrations&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjXxtKnoeXsAhVBfpQKH
XRWDhkQ4VZ6BAgBEBc&biw=1349&bih=600#imgrc=hfpFybZeqxrcdM (Picture of a
woman)
https://www.google.com/search?
q=glass&tbm=isch&hl=en&tbs=il:cl&sa=X&ved=0CAAQ1vwEahcKEwjA3OKZ4ensAhUAAAA

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AHQAAAAAQAg&biw=1349&bih=600#imgrc=nFzW1X1EOFQOmM&imgdii=aPi8BSbeb3Wc
VM (Picture of a cylindrical glass)
https://www.google.com/search?
q=picture+of+an+orange&tbm=isch&ved=2ahUKEwjAw5Hlsp_tAhWVL6YKHfBMBKUQ2-
(Picture of an orange)

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