ClassFlow
Class Flow: Spheres Geometry
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart, students develop an understanding of the properties of a sphere and determine its area and volume.
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Sphere
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.
Shmoop University
Shmoop: Basic Geometry: Volume of Spheres
The geometry resource investigates the volume of a sphere. Formulas, examples, and practice exercises are included.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Braun Shapes
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is an in depth review of finding many shapes, their properties, and reinforcing first flipchart- Braun.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Three Dimensional Figures
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes the characteristics of polyhedrons and asks students to classify figures according to the number of vertices, faces, and bases of the figures.
University of Georgia
University of Georgia: Inter Math: Hemisphere
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...
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Math: Finding the Volume and Surface Area of a Sphere
Kids learn how to find the volume and surface area of a sphere. Formulas used for this shape. Example math problems.
University of Illinois
University of Illinois Urbana Champaign: Torus Math: Spherical Geometry Demo
A java applet on this site illustrates the principles or spherical geometry.
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Sphere Calculator
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...
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Geometric Shapes
This reference lists formulas for geometric shape measurements and offers links to online calculators.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Is a Sphere 2 D or 3 D?
Do you think you know weather a sphere is two dimensional or three dimensional? Read this question posed to Doctor Math, very interesting.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Sphere Eversion
This question and answer site provides links to sites that show how to mathematically turn a sphere inside out.
Math Words
Math words.com: Radius of a Circle or Sphere
This site from MathWords.com explains and shows visually what the radius of a sphere is.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Sphere Formulas
This site from the Math Forum provides the formulas for finding the area and volume of a sphere.