National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Surface Area of a Cylinder
This question and answer site reviews the formula of finding the surface area of a cylinder.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Reaction Rate
This lesson will describe factors that can affect the rate of a chemical reaction.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
Nctm: Figure This: Keeping Cool
Is it better to by block ice or crushed ice? Use your logical reasoning and measurement skills to solve this challenge that compares surface area of block ice and the same block cut into three cubes. A one page activity from the NCTM...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Surface Area of a 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.
Science Struck
Science Struck: Cross Sectional Area of a Cylinder
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.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Math: Finding the Volume and Surface Area of a Cylinder
Explains how to calculate the volume and surface area of a cylinder using the standard formulas. Includes example problems.
Math2
Math2.org: Areas, Volumes, Surface Areas
This site gives formulas for the area, volume, and surface area of various shapes.
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Surface Area Calculator
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