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Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Simple Programs to Apply Formulas

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Students learn how to write simple programs to evaluate formulas in several variables for lists of data. They apply these skills to the computation of areas, volumes and surface areas of familiar geometric solids.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Composite Solids

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students find a composite solid's volume and surface area. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Solid Geometry

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Find volumes and surface areas of boxes, cylinders, and triangular prisms. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Composite Solids

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept covers what a composite solid is and how to find its volume and surface area. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Surface Area

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson students learn how to find surface area of rectangular and triangular solids.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is a surface area and volume review for prisms, pyramids and cylinders.
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Other

Specialist Schools and Academies Trust: Learn Ar: Maths: 3 D Objects

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A learning resource that incorporates augmented reality (AR), using a camera, where students explore the volume and surface area of 3-D figures. The home page for this site has a PDF resource that explains how AR works and provides...
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Maths Challenge

Maths challenge.net: Perfect Cone

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Using knowledge of surface area of a cylinder formulas and volume of a cone, find the height of a cone / cylinder.
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CPALMS

Cpalms: Building Graduation Caps

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students build geometric models of graduation caps using stiff paper. The activity requires the application of skills in finding surface area, understanding similarity, knowing the...
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Kinetic Friction & Surface Area: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains why kinetic friction does not depend on the contact surface area between an object and the surface that object is sliding across. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Kinetic Friction & Surface Area."
PPT
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Static Friction & Surface Area: Lesson 2

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains why static friction does not depend on the contact surface area between an object and the surface that object is resting on. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Static Friction & Surface Area."
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Sophia Learning

Sophia: Kinetic Friction & Surface Area: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson explains why kinetic friction does not depend on the contact surface area between an object and the surface that object is sliding across. It is 1 of 2 in the series titled "Kinetic Friction & Surface Area."
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Spheres Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide looks at the characteristics of spheres and how to calculate the surface area and volume.
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Setting the Stage With Geometry

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Students will learn and reinforce skills for measuring perimeter and area of 2D shapes and measuring surface area and volume of 3D shapes.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Boxed in and Wrapped Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
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...
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Cuemath

Cuemath: Cylinder

For Students 9th - 10th
Mini-lesson takes a look at the definition and shape of a cylinder, cylinder formula, cylinder volume, and cylinder surface area. Try your hand at the cylinder surface area calculator and interactive questions for better understanding.
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University of Texas

Inside Mathematics: Building Blocks [Pdf]

For Teachers 5th - 7th Standards
This task challenges students to demonstrate understanding of area, surface area and volume.
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Cuemath

Cuemath: Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A comprehensive guide for learning all about measurement including the metric system, surface area, perimeter, volume, area, time, solid shapes, unit conversion, solved examples, and practice questions.
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Cuemath

Cuemath: Prism

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Explore the world of prisms in this mini-lesson by learning what are prisms, definitions with shapes and examples, the difference between regular, irregular, right, and oblique prisms, the surface area of a prism, and the volume of a...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Shape Changing With the Cyber Squad

For Teachers 3rd - 5th Standards
In this project, you will make 2-dimensional templates, called nets, that fold up into 3-dimensional (3-D) shapes. By making shapes of different sizes, you will be able to see how 3-D shapes change with size. In your findings you will...
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Measuring Lava Flow

For Teachers 7th - 9th
Students learn how volume, viscosity and slope are factors that affect the surface area that lava covers. Using clear transparency grids and liquid soap, students conduct experiments, make measurements and collect data. They also...
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Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Creating Nets for Three Dimensional Figures

For Students 7th - 8th Standards
Given nets for three-dimensional figures, the student will apply the formulas for the total and lateral surface area of three-dimensional figures to solve problems using appropriate units of measure.
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National Gallery of Art

National Gallery of Art: Thiebaud's Cake Math (Intermediate Version)

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Using the painting, Cakes by artist Wayne Thiebaud, students will learn and practice math concepts of volume and surface area. Then they will create a bold cake painting, either online or with classroom art materials.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Keeping Cool

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Is it better to by block ice or crushed ice? Use your logical reasoning and measurement skills to solve this challenge that compares surface area of block ice and the same block cut into three cubes. A one page activity from the NCTM...

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