Enlarging Rectangular Prisms
1. Use the cubes to build a rectangular prism - record the information in
the table below.
2. Now double the length, the width, and the height; build another
rectangular prism and record the information.
Length
Width
Height
Volume
Surface
Area
First
prism
Second
Prism
3. Repeat this for two more prisms – be sure to make the dimensions of
the second prism twice the dimensions of the first prism.
Length
Width
Height
Volume
Surface
Area
First
prism
Second
Prism
4. Compare your findings with your teammates. What patterns do you
see?
5. Predict what would happen to the volume and surface area each of
the dimensions was tripled.
Test your prediction by building the two prisms.