Students identify map projections and examine polar maps. In this map skills lesson, students use a flat world map to identify various projections and calculate the distances between locations by using a map scale.

Students will investigate the relationship between surface area and volume and their application to the inner workings of real life organisms.

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...

Given a problem involving spheres, the student will find the surface area and volume.

Given a problem involving composite figures made from prisms, pyramids, spheres, cones, and/or cylinders, the student will find the surface area and volume of the composite figure.

This worksheet provides a variety of 3D geometry questions requiring higher order thinking skills. Questions include; finding the surface area of a prism, surface area of pyramid, surface area of a sphere, and platonic solids.

Use these calculator tools to find the surface area in cubic units of a cone, cube, cylinder, rectangular prism, or sphere.

This site from Dr. Math at the Math Forum provides a concrete way to prove to students the formula for the surface area of a sphere.

[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.

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

Kids learn how to find the volume and surface area of a sphere. Formulas used for this shape. Example math problems.

[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.

What is a sphere? Find a definition, example images, and formulas to help you determine volume and surface area given the radius.

In Spanish. Interactive resources and activities that could be used in the classroom either as an introduction or review to a unit dealing with the area of three dimensional figures.

This webpage thoroughly discusses the math of spheres. Includes the equation for a sphere in Cartesian and spherical coordinates as well as parametrically. Surface Area, volume, and curvature are addressed at this extensive site.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students how to calculate the volume and surface area of a sphere.

This online calculator will calculate the 3 unknown values of a sphere given any 1 known variable including radius r, surface area A, volume V and circumference C. It will also give the answers for volume, surface area, and circumference...

Get independent practice working with spheres. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.

This CoolMath resource provides an introduction to some Precalculus formulas.

This InterMath site gives a decription of a hemisphere along with a visual representation. Be sure to use the links to related terms, everyday examples, challenging problems, more information, and the interactive checkpoint involving...

In this exercise, students practice volume word problems with cones, cylinders, and spheres. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to watch a video, get hints, or try questions repeatedly.

Students learn about a sphere. The resource consists of facts, formulas, images, and definitions. An animation demonstrates how the sphere can contain the greatest volume for a fixed surface area.

In this activity, students find the area and the perimeter for several geometric shapes. They also determine the surface area and volume of spheres.

This tutorial will show you how using formulas can help you solve problems. Include formulas for various geometric shapes and steps showing how to use them.