Exhibition of various ancient seals from Babylon including "The Cyrus Cylinder", 6th c. B.C. The images can be enlarged for greater detail.

[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains activities and instructions for students on how to solve for the volume of a cylinder and finding the circumference of a circle.

Explains how to calculate the volume and surface area of a cylinder using the standard formulas. Includes example problems.

Check your ability to read a few different sized graduated cylinders.

Using knowledge of surface area of a cylinder formulas and volume of a cone, find the height of a cone / cylinder.

Use Glencoe's Math Course 2 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of finding the surface area of a cylinder. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the...

Use Glencoe's Math Course 2 randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of how to find the volume of a cylinder. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the...

Use these calculator tools to find the volume, 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 formulas...

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...

Lesson introducing the basic three-dimensional shapes (sphere, cylinder, cone, cube). Common items with those shapes are hidden on the playground for learners to find and photograph. Pictures are then used to create a photostory....

This site has commentary and great photos of early recording devices and online sound clips of actual wax cylinder recordings.

A six-sided cylinder of terra-cotta found at Ninevah. It contains a record of eight years of Sennacherib's reign, including an account of his expedition against Hezekiah, king of Jerusalem.-Webster, 1913

What is a cylinder? Find a definition, example images, and formulas for determining the volume and surface area of a cylinder if given the radius of the base and the height.

[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,...

An interactive examination of artifacts from Mesopotamia. Find out about early writing, the code of Hammurabi, and cylinder seals.

This site has commentary and great photos of early recording devices and online sound clips of actual wax cylinder recordings.