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The Math League

The Math League: Surface Area

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This tutorial explains the concept of surface area, and then goes through multiple shapes offering the specific surface area formula for each one.
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University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Surface Area to Volume Ratio

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will investigate the relationship between surface area and volume and their application to the inner workings of real life organisms.
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OER Commons

Oer Commons: Surface Area of Prisms

For Students 7th
Students will extend their knowledge of surface area and nets of rectangular prisms to generalize a formula for the surface area of any prism.
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Math2

Math2.org: Areas, Volumes, Surface Areas

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives formulas for the area, volume, and surface area of various shapes.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: A Comprehensive Printable List of Geometry Formulas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Provides a list of area and perimeter formulas for two-dimensional shapes and volume and surface area formulas for three-dimensional solids.
Interactive
Math Open Reference

Math Open Reference: Surface Area of a Pyramid

For Students 6th - 8th
Use this interactive tool to find the surface area of a pyramid. Try different figures for the height and the base to see how these affect the area. Properties of a pyramid are discussed, how to use a formula to calculate the surface...
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Surface Area Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
Online calculator to calculate the surface area of geometric solids including a capsule, cone, frustum, cube, cylinder, hemisphere, pyramid, rectangular prism, sphere, spherical cap, and triangular prism
Handout
Science Struck

Science Struck: Cross Sectional Area of a Cylinder

For Students 6th - 9th
Presents the formula and an example showing how to find the cross-sectional area of a cylinder. In this case, it is the same as the surface area for the circular faces.
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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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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.