Given a problem involving composite figures made from prisms, pyramids, spheres, cones, and/or cylinders, the student will find the surface area and volume of the composite figure.

Given a problem involving spheres, the student will find the surface area and volume.

Students find the approximate surface area and volume of an apple, measuring circumference 3 ways, using the mean of the measurements to find the radius. Each students enters the results in a Table on the board.

Students will investigate the relationship between surface area and volume and their application to the inner workings of real life organisms.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find a cone's volume and surface area.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find a pyramid's volume and surface area.

A Hawaiian kapa artist explains how she uses area and measurements as part of her art-making process in this video from the Center for Asian American Media. In the accompanying classroom activity, students watch the video and learn how...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find a cylinder's volume and surface area.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find a prism's volume and surface area.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the surface area of cones by using formuals

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the surface area of pyramids by using formulas

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use a formula and given information to find the surface area of cones and truncated cones.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use a formula and given information to find the surface area of pyramids.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students find the ratios of the surface areas and the volumes of similar solids. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...

Use the calculator to find the surface area and volume of a square pyramid, then click on the link to see an explanation with examples.

This lesson plan helps learners understand the difference between area and volume. CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.C.7.a Find the area of a rectangle with whole-number side lengths by tiling it

In this earth science lab, students will find, identify, and create a visual presentation of the rocks that are found around their school. They will determine the mass, volume, density, color, texture, and hypothesize what each rock is....

Practice finding the surface area and volume of some three-dimensional prisms.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students will find the heights of cylinders given surface area and one other dimension. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...

In this task, students are given the dimensions of a soda can and are asked to estimate its thickness. They must first find the surface area and the volume of aluminum. Aligns with G-MG.A.1 and G-MG.A.2.

Use these calculator tools to find the surface area, in your choice of units, of a sphere, cone, cube, cylinder, rectangular prism, capsule, ball cap, conical frustum, ellipsoid, or square pyramid. Includes a reference section listing...

The King of Syracuse reportedly requested Archimedes' advice for determining if a crown was made with the appropriate mixture of gold and silver. The problem asks young scholars to find the amount of water displaced in Archimedes'...

Demonstrates how to calculate the area of two-dimensional shapes using formulas. Covers parallelogram, triangle, trapezoid, and circle. Includes a video modeling how to find the area of a circle and a triangle. [0:59]

Students find the volume and surface area of a rectangular box (e.g., a cereal box), and then figure out how to convert that box into a new, cubical box having the same volume as the original. As they construct the new, cube-shaped box...