Unit Plan
Curated OER

Art Nouveau

For Teachers 7th
Students study the design elements of Art Nouveau, its sources and development. They create art projects in ceramics and glass that exemplify the focus of Art Nouveau as a decorative style.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

A4 Containers

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders determine which container made from a single sheet of paper has the greatest volume. They look the solutions made by three different students before working on their own examples.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tangram Perimeters

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Young scholars work together to make figures out of tangram squares. In groups, they calculate the measurements they need and apply the Pythagorean Theorem. They complete a worksheet solving equations using the theorem and review their...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Faraday's Law of Induction

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students study Faraday's law of induction and the equations that show how to calculate electromagnetic induction.  In this electromagnetic lesson students complete several experiments on the law of induction.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Geometry Journal: Classifying Solids

For Teachers 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders respond to journal prompts related to prisms and classifying solid shapes.  The two page worksheet contains nine questions.  Answers are included. 
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

E3 Ret Lesson Plan

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Learners explore friction. For this physics lesson plan, students will cover metal blocks with film to determine the changes caused by static and kinetic friction.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Russian Dolls Investigation

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students measure a set of Russian dolls using the metric system. In this measurement lesson plan, students identify certain relationships between sets of measurements by measuring a set of Russian dolls and presenting their findings to...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Collecting Data on Running Speeds

For Teachers All
Students collect data on running speeds of various individuals in class to determine the average running speed for a distance of 20 meters.
Interactive
Other

Calculator.net: Surface Area Calculator

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
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...
Graphic
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.
Activity
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.
Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Surface Area

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A good site explaining surface area. Scroll down the page for quick references to surface area formulas for fundamental geometric objects. The site has links to related topics.
Unit Plan
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Finding a Formula for the Surface Area of a Cone

For Students 9th - 10th
This video tutorial demonstrates how to find the formula for the surface area of a cone.
Unit Plan
Texas Education Agency

Texas Gateway: Estimating Measurements and Using Formulas: Surface Area

For Students 7th - 8th
Given application problems involving lateral or total surface area the student will estimate measurements and solve the problems.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Surface Area of Cylinders

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use a formula and given information to find the surface area of different cylinders.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Surface Area of Triangular Prisms

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use formulas to find the surface area of triangular prisms.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Surface Area and Volume of Cones

For Students 8th Standards
[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.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Surface Area and Volume of Pyramids

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the surface area of pyramids by using formulas
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Surface Area and Volume of Pyramids

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use a formula and given information to find the surface area of pyramids.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Nets and Surface Area

For Teachers 6th Standards
A conceptual understanding of finding surface area using nets instead of a formula.
Activity
Other

Calculating the Surface Area of a Cone

For Students 9th - 10th
This site explains a method for finding the surface area of a cone. It has several plane geometry formulas.
Handout
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.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the surface area of rectangular prisms by using formulas
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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.