University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Irregular Surface Area Exercise
Students will be engaged by this assignment that has them estimating the areas of irregular surfaces. This includes computing the area of rectangles, triangles, and circles.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Lesson: Surface Area and Volume
Middle schoolers explore surface area and volume through this lesson and worksheet activity.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Defining Geometric Figures
This site provides an in-depth definition of a two-dimensional figure and a three-dimensional figure. Related terms include arcs, vertices, polygon, and many more.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Los Poliedros Regulars Y La Esfera
Interactive resources and activities dealing with properties and characteristic of the five polyhedrons and the sphere.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Mathopolis: Volume and Surface Area of Prisms
Practice finding the surface area and volume of some three-dimensional prisms.
Other
Csg Network: Csg Surface Area Calculator
Use these calculator tools to find the surface area in cubic units of a cone, cube, cylinder, rectangular prism, or sphere.
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)
Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Areas De Cuerpos Geometricos
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.
Mr. Martini's Classroom
Mr. Martini's Classroom: Classifying Polygons and Finding Perimeters
Assess learning of polygons and perimeters with this interactive multiple choice practice and quiz activity. Click the question mark for hints.
Math Planet
Math Planet: Pre Algebra: Pyramids, Prisms, Cylinders and Cones
Provides an explanation, examples, and video lessons all related to area and volume of pyramids, prisms, cylinders, and cones.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Surface Area of Prisms and Cylinders
This site gives a short interactive quiz which allows students to self-assess their understanding of the concept of finding the surface area of prisms and cylinders.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe Mathematics: Online Study Tools: Surface Area of Pyramids and Cones
This site gives a short interactive quiz which allows students to self-assess their understanding of the concept of finding the surface area of pyramids and cones.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Shape: Recognize a Cube and a Rectangular Prism
Test your knowledge of rectangular prisms and cubes.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Shape: Area of Quadrilaterals
Test your knowledge of the area of quadrilaterals.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh: Shape: Estimate the Area of Shapes
Test your knowledge of determing the area of irregular shapes.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Geometry 3 D Shapes: Polyhedra, Prisms, and Pyramids
An introduction to a type of three-dimensional shape called a polyhedron. See examples and play with an interactive animation, showing the faces, vertices, and edges of pyramids, which are a type of polyhedron.
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: Geometry 3 D Shapes: Platonic Solids
Learn about platonic solids, a special type of polyhedra. Read a definition, make three-dimensional models using printouts, and play with an interactive animation, which will show you the faces, vertices, and edges on platonic solids:...
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Graphing Calculator Practice Problems Areas and Volumes
Practice using your graphing calculator for area and volume problems. If you get stumped or if you would like to check your work, then select the View Solution button, which is located directly under each problem.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Surface Area of a Right Prism
Use this interactive tool to find the surface area of a right prism. Try different figures for the height and the dimensions of the prism to see how these affect the surface area. Properties of right prisms are explained, how to use a...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Volume and Surface Area Word Problems
Solve word problems involving volume and surface area involving 3D shapes, including composite figures. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Prisms
Students learn about the properties of a prism, some different types, and the formulas for surface area and volume. Includes an interactive prism and multiple-choice questions.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Surface Area of Cylinders Tutorial
Practice solving for the surface area of a cylinder using given values, and solve to find values for variables.
University of Cambridge
University of Cambridge: Nrich: Triangles to Tetrahedra
Given an unlimited number of a specific type of equilateral, isosceles, and right triangles create as many tetrahedra as are possible. Includes printout.