Activity
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Spheres: Surface Area of a Sports Ball

For Students 5th - 7th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students can adjust the points on a sports ball to determine the surface area and volume. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Heights of Cylinders Given Surface Area

For Students 6th - 8th
[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...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Heights of Cylinders Given Volume

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the heights of cylinders given the volume of the cylinder and one other dimension. Students can practice this concept by watching a video, studying notes,...
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Surface Area and Volume Test

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This test may be given in classes learning about volume and surface area of rectangular prisms, cylinders, and cones.
Handout
Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Math: Finding the Volume and Surface Area of a Cylinder

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Explains how to calculate the volume and surface area of a cylinder using the standard formulas. Includes example problems.
Unit Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Surface Area and Volume:prisms

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from the Drexel University is a detailed explanation of area and volume for those who have trouble with the concept and need an explanation of how they are related and their differences, and other basic concepts for a clear...
Lesson Plan
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.
Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Geometry in Space

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Twenty-four problems covering a variety of solid figure topics: dimensions, volume, surface and base areas. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click...
Unit Plan
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...
Interactive
Other

Math Prof: Area & Volume of a Square Pyramid

For Students 6th - 8th
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.
Activity
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: The Cylinder Problem: Middle School Lesson

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson offers an interesting, hands-on experience for middle school students studying cylinders. Students will create cylinders, and measure and compare their volumes.
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Volume Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this online calculator to calculate the volume of geometric solids including a capsule, cone, frustum, cube, cylinder, hemisphere, pyramid, rectangular prism, sphere, and spherical cap.
Graphic
Curated OER

Math2.org: Areas, Volumes, Surface Areas

For Students 9th - 10th
This personal site from Math2.org gives formulas for the area, volumes and surface areas of various shapes. Also provides diagrams.
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Surface Area and Volume Study Guide

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide looks at the definitions and postulates of surface area and volume for different solids, including composite solids and similar solids.
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Area and Volume in Kapa Cloth Making

For Students 6th - 8th
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...
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Square Pyramid Calculator

For Students 6th - 8th
Use this calculator to determine the volume, surface area, or other figure for a square pyramid, given the other numbers. Users set their parameters for two known variables of the pyramid and find what the unknown amounts would be.
Unit Plan
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Area, Volume of a Cone

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This question and answer site gives the formulas for area and volume of a cone.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Math: Finding the Volume and Surface Area of a Cone

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Learn how to use the formula to solve the volume and surface area of a cone on this site.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Math: Finding the Volume and Surface Area of a Sphere

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Kids learn how to find the volume and surface area of a sphere. Formulas used for this shape. Example math problems.
Handout
Other

Mathway: Geometric Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Resource provides geometric formulas for area, perimeter, surface area, and volume.
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.
Study Guide
Other

New York State Education Department: Seventh Grade Math, Book Two (2006) [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
Part two of two; The March 2006 7th grade Math test from the State of New York. The test is eight open-response questions dealing with topics such as data analysis (making graphs, Venn diagrams), measurement (unit conversions), and...
Lesson Plan
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Simple Programs to Apply Formulas

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Young scholars 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.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Giant Cells

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity you will examine surface area and volume of cells and will describe the relationship between surface area and volume of cells.

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