A Detailed Lesson Plan in Mathematics 6

Grade 6 - Humility

I. Learning Outcomes
Within 60-minutes, at least 80% of the pupils are expected to:
A. find the surface area of cubes, prisms, and pyramids;
B. cooperate with classmates in accomplishing the given tasks;
C. solve word problems involving measurement of surface area.
II. Subject Matter: Surface Area
Reference: REALISTIC MATH 6, page 248-252

III. Materials: Pictures, Shape Cutouts, Worksheet

IV. Procedure
Teacher’s Activity Pupil’s Activity

A.Preliminary Activities
1.Greetings
Good morning, class! How are you today?
Good morning, Teacher! We’re fine,
That’s great! I am Mary Cres Otaza, but you thank you!
can call me Teacher Mary. I will be your
teacher for this period.

2. Prayer
Before we begin our class, let us all stand up
for a prayer.

(a student will be called to lead the prayer)

3. Checking of Attendance
Now, let us check who’s in class today.
(the teacher will count the number of present
and absent pupils)

I am glad that everyone is here today!

4.Classroom Rules
Before we begin, here are some classroom
rules that you should follow. Please read
.
 Keep your eyes on your Teacher and
listen attentively.
 Raise your hand if you want to speak or
to answer
 Participate and cooperate in the
activities
Yes, Teacher Mary!
Am I clear?
B. Recall
Class, what was your previous lesson in
Mathematics? It was about sold figures, Teacher!

Very good! Who can define what a solid A solid figure is a three-dimensional
figure is? shape. It has measurable length, width,
and height.
What are examples of solid figures?
Examples of solid figures in real life are
boxes, dice, tubes, traffic cones, balls,
and tents.
That’s correct! Any three-dimensional object
drawn or in real life is a solid figure.
C. New Lesson

1. Motivation
Now class, I have some pictures to show
you.

It is a dice, Ma’am!
What is this object?

Very good! What is the shape of the dice? The dice is cube shaped.

Brilliant! How about this one? What is this?

It is a tissue box, Ma/am!

Excellent! What is the shape of the tissue

Rectangle, Teacher!
box?

Great job! Here is the last picture. What do

you think it is?

It is a tent, Teacher!
What is the shape of the tent? What does it It looks like a pyramid, Ma’am!
look like?

Well done!
2. Presentation
Based on the pictures shown, what do you
think is our lesson for today? Any idea? I think it is about shapes or figures,
Teacher!
That is a close guess! Our lesson for today
is all about Surface Area. Are you ready for
our new lesson? Yes, we are!
3. Discussion
Surface Area refers to the total area of all
the faces of a solid or space figure.

We can measure the surface area of many

figures but for today, we will only be
discussing about the surface area of a cube,
rectangular prism, and pyramid.

Let us first discuss the Surface Area of a

Cube.

A cube is a prism with 6 congruent square

faces. The segment where each face of a
cube meets is referred to as the edge of a
cube.

The figure shows the net of a cube. It has 6

congruent square faces.

A “net is a two-dimensional shape that can

be folded to form a three-dimensional shape
or solid.

If e is the edge, then the area of each face is

e x e or e2. Thus, the surface area of a cube
is:

Surface Area = 6 x (Measure of the Edge)2

Example 1: What is the surface area of a
cube whose edge measures 7 cm each?
 7 cm

7 cm
7cm
What was the measurement of each edge?
7 cm, Teacher!
Now let us solve the surface area of the
cube.
Solution:
Surface Area = 6 x (Measure of the edge)2
= 6 x (7)2
= 6 x 49
= 294 cm2
Answer: The surface area of the cube is
294 cm2.
Do you understand, class?

Very good! Here is another example. Yes, Ma’am!

Example 2: Solve the surface area of the
cube whose edge measures 3 cm each.

3 cm

3 cm

3 cm
What is the measurement of the edges?

Very good! Let us solve it. 3 cm, Ma’am!

Solution:
Surface Area = 6 x (Measure of the edge)2
= 6 x (3)2
=6x9
= 54 cm2
Answer: The surface area of the cube is 54
cm2.

Again, what is the surface area of the cube?

Correct! Now, let us proceed to the Surface 54 cm2, Teacher!

Area of a Rectangular Prism.

A rectangular prism has 6 faces. It has

three pairs of opposite faces in which each
pair of opposite faces is parallel and
congruent.The figure shows the net of a
rectangular prism. There are 3 pairs of faces
with equal faces.

The surface area of a rectangular prism is

equal to the sum of the areas of the six
faces. In symbols, we have:

Surface Area= 2lw + 2lh + 2wh

where l, w, and h are the dimensions of the

rectangular prism.

Example 1: What is the surface area of a

rectangular prism with dimensions 6 cm, 4
cm, and 5 cm?

5 cm (height)

4 cm (width)
6 cm (length)

What are the dimensions of the rectangular

prism in the example?
6 cm, 4 cm, and 5 cm.
Great! Now let us solve the surface area of
the rectangular prism.
Solution:
Surface Area= 2lw + 2lh + 2wh
= 2 (6 x 4)+ 2(6 x 5)+ 2(4 x 5)
= 2(24) + 2(30) + 2(20)
= 48 + 60 + 40
= 148 cm2
Answer: The surface area of the rectangular
prism is 148 cm2 .

Am I understood?

Very good! Here is another example. Yes, Teacher!

Example 2: Solve the surface area of the

rectangular prism whose length is 3 m, width
is 4 m and height is 5 m.
 5 m (height)

4 m (width)
3 m (length)

What are the given measurements?

The length is 3 m, width is 4 m and
Now, let us solve the example.
height is 5 m.
Solution:
Surface Area= 2lw + 2lh + 2wh
= 2 (3 x 4)+ 2(3 x 5)+ 2(4 x 5)
= 2(12) + 2(15) + 2(20)
= 24 + 30 + 40
= 94 m2
Answer: The surface area of the rectangular
prism is 94 m2 .

Again, what is the surface area of the

second example?
It is 94 m2 .
Well done! This time, we will discuss the last
one which is the Surface Area of a Square
Pyramid.

A pyramid is a space figure whose lateral

faces are triangles with a common vertex
and whose base is a square.
Vertex refers to the highest point or the top
of the pyramid.

The figure shows the net of of a pyramid. It

has four lateral faces and a square base.

The surface area of a square pyramid is

equal to the area of the base plus the sum of
the areas of the lateral faces. In symbols, we
have:
Surface Area = b2 + 4 (bh)
2

Where b refers to the side of the square

base, and h s the slant height or the height
of one of the triangular faces of the pyramid.
Example 1: What is the surface area of a
square pyramid whose side of the base
measures 6 cm and the height of one of the
triangular faces is 8 cm?

8 cm

6 cm 6 cm

What is the measurements of the pyramid in

the example? 6 cm base and 8 cm height.

Very good! Now let us solve it.

Solution:
Surface Area = b2 + 4 (bh)
2
= (6)2 + 4 (6 x 8)
2
= 36 + 4 (24)
= 36 + 96
= 132 cm2
Answer: The surface area of the square
pyramid is 132 cm2.
Am I clear?
Yes, Teacher!
Here is another example.

Example 2: Solve for the surface area of the

square pyramid below.

4m

2m 2m

Solution:
Surface Area = b2 + 4 (bh)
2
= (2)2 + 4 (2 x 4)
2
= 4 + 4 (4)
= 4 + 16
= 20 m2
Answer: The surface area of the square
pyramid is 20 m2.
Do you have any questions, pupils? None so far, Ma’am!
4. Generalization
Since you don’t have any questions, I will be
the one to ask you.

What was our lesson for today? Our lesson was about Surface Area.
That’s right! What is the definition of Surface
It refers to the total area of all the faces
Area?
of a solid or space figure.
Very good! What are the three figures that
we talked about? We talked about the surface area of a
cube, rectangular prism, and square
pyramid.

How can we solve the surface area of a By using the formula:

cube? Surface Area = 6 x (Measure of the
Edge)2

Brilliant! What does a rectangular prism It has 6 faces, Teacher!

have?

Amazing! What does b and h refer to in the Base and height.

square pyramid?

Bravo! You really listened and understood

our lesson.
5. Application
This time, we will be having a group activity.
I will group you into three. You will be given
a surface area to measure. All the three
groups are going to solve the surface area of
the cube, rectangular prism, and square
pyramid using the given measurements.

Instructions: Solve the following word

problems using the given formula.

1. What is the surface area of a cube whose1. Surface Area = 6 x (Measure of the
edge measures 9 cm each? edge)2
= 6 x (9)2
Surface Area = 6 x (Measure of the Edge) 2 = 6 x 81
= 486 cm2
2. Solve the surface area of the 2.Surface Area= 2lw + 2lh + 2wh
rectangular prism whose length is 6 = 2 (6 x 3)+ 2(6 x 8)+ 2(3x 8)
m, width is 3 m and height is 8 m. = 2(18) + 2(48) + 2(24)
= 36 + 96 + 48
Surface Area= 2lw + 2lh + 2wh = 180 m2
 3. What is the surface area of a 3. Surface Area = b2 + 4 (bh)
square pyramid whose side of the 2
base measures 5 cm and the height = (5)2 + 4 (5 x 7)
of one of the triangular faces is 7 2
cm? = 25 + 4 (35)
Surface Area = b2 + 4 (bh) = 25 + 140
2 = 165 cm2

6. Valuing
Did you have fun solving the word Yes, we did
problems?

Did every member cooperate with their Yes!

groups?

That’s great! Do you believe that

cooperating with your group mates will help
you accomplish the task successfully? Yes, instead of just watching and not
doing anything, cooperating with others is
much better.
Very good! Why is it important to cooperate
and help your peers? It is important to cooperate and help so
that we can share knowledge.
What else?
A difficult task can become much easier
or lighter if there are people helping us.
Good job! Cooperating with classmates in
group activities promotes better learning,
communication, teamwork, problem-solving,
time management, and respect for others.
7. Evaluation
For our last activity, you will be doing this
individually. This is a three-item quiz with 5
points each item.

I will read the directions first.

Directions: Encircle the correct surface

area of each shape using the given
dimensions.

1. Cube

4 cm
Answer: B

a) 98 cm2
b) 96 cm2
c) 106 cm2
 2. Rectangular Prism

10 cm (height)

8 cm (width)
6 cm (length)
Answer: A
a) 376 cm2
b) 476 cm2
c) 276 cm2

3. Square Pyramid

7 cm

Answer: C
5 cm 5 cm

a) 78 cm2
b) 77 cm2
c) 75 cm2

Agreement

Study in advance the Surface Area of a

Cylinder.