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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

6th Grade Pyramid Surface Area Task



The Great Pyramid, Egypt
1.Height:   is 138.8 meters because of erosion and absence of the pyramidion and outer facing blocks (casing stones).
 2.Each base side was 230.4 meters long
http://world-pyramids.com/en/world-pyramids/africa/egypt-pyramids/giza-plateau/the-great-pyramid-only-facts.html#.UxXVk6wZTcl
Pyramid Task
Follow the link to each pyramid, find the surface area, sketch a model and label the height and base measurements, and list 3 facts about each pyramid.

The Second Great Pyramid of Giza
1.The pyramid has a base length of 215.5 meters
2.Height of 136.4 meters but originally it was 143.5 meters
http://world-pyramids.com/en/world-pyramids/africa/egypt-pyramids/giza-plateau/second-pyramid.html#.UxXV26wZTck


The Third Pyramid of Giza
The height: 61 m with a base of 108.5 m.
http://world-pyramids.com/en/world-pyramids/africa/egypt-pyramids/giza-plateau/third-pyramid-giza.html#.UxXXtawZTck


Pyramid Hill of the Lake Baikal, Russia
The hill in height of 80 meters with the width of the base in 170 meters located in the center of Baikal Port close to the lakeshore and had a perspective view from the lake and mouth of the Angara river.
http://world-pyramids.com/en/world-pyramids/europe/pyramid-baikal.html#.UxXWUKwZTck

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