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Surface area of a cylinder

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Students construct a cylinder made of paper with detachable bases. Then they are taught the formulas for finding the area of a curved surface and the total surface area of a cylinder. A great hands-on approach!

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cylinders, surface area

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cylinder, surface area, math
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Grade
6th - 7th
Subjects
Math
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For Teacher Use
Duration
45 mins
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