Surface Area!

What is "surface area"?

And how is it different from regular "area"?

1. The surface area of a solid object is the total area of the object's faces and curved surfaces.
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3. Below is a link for a game to help better students understanding of surface area!
4. http://www.learner.org/interactives/geometry/area_surface.html

The video below is a funny little surface area song a teacher wrote to help his students understand better!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WO_83-Uh-Kk