Sophia Learning
Sophia: Finding a Formula for the Surface Area of a Pyramid: Lesson 4
This lesson explains how to write a formula for the surface area of pyramids. It is 4 of 5 in the series titled "Finding a Formula for the Surface Area of a Pyramid."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Finding a Formula for the Surface Area of a Pyramid: Lesson 5
This lesson explains how to write a formula for the surface area of pyramids. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Finding a Formula for the Surface Area of a Pyramid."
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.
Ducksters
Ducksters: Kids Math: Finding the Volume and Surface Area of a Cone
Learn how to use the formula to solve the volume and surface area of a cone on this site.
National Health Museum
Access Excellence: Description of "Cell Membrane Surface Area Demos"
In this hands on site, you will find several simple, fun, cheap, and educational surface area demonstrations to use when studying cell membranes.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Composite Solids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students find a composite solid's volume and surface area. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Solid Geometry
Find volumes and surface areas of boxes, cylinders, and triangular prisms. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Composite Solids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept covers what a composite solid is and how to find its volume and surface area. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Area of a Cone
This question and answer site is about finding the area of a cone when the height and the angle at the convergence point are given. The site goes on to explain how a cone relates to a circle.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Area and Volume of Similar Solids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students find the ratios of the surface areas and the volumes of similar solids. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
Other
Math Prof: Area & Volume of a Square Pyramid
Use the calculator to find the surface area and volume of a square pyramid, then click on the link to see an explanation with examples.
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...
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.
PBS
Pbs: Area and Volume in Kapa Cloth Making
A Hawaiian kapa artist explains how she uses area and measurements as part of her art-making process in this video from the Center for Asian American Media. In the accompanying classroom activity, students watch the video and learn how...
Maths Challenge
Maths challenge.net: Perfect Cone
Using knowledge of surface area of a cylinder formulas and volume of a cone, find the height of a cone / cylinder.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Give Me a Hand or Leaf Me Alone
In this activity, students' find the surface area of geometric shapes cut from card paper and relate it to its mass. They use this data to find the surface area of irregularly shaped objects.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G Mg How Thick Is a Soda Can? Variation I
For this task, students are given the dimensions of a soda can and are asked to estimate its thickness. They must first find the surface area and the volume of aluminum. Aligns with G-MG.A.1 and G-MG.A.2.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Boxed in and Wrapped Up
Students find the volume and surface area of a rectangular box (e.g., a cereal box), and then figure out how to convert that box into a new, cubical box having the same volume as the original. As they construct the new, cube-shaped box...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Shape Changing With the Cyber Squad
In this project, you will make 2-dimensional templates, called nets, that fold up into 3-dimensional (3-D) shapes. By making shapes of different sizes, you will be able to see how 3-D shapes change with size. In your findings you will...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Cylinders
What is a cylinder? Find a definition, example images, and formulas for determining the volume and surface area of a cylinder if given the radius of the base and the height.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Spheres
What is a sphere? Find a definition, example images, and formulas to help you determine volume and surface area given the radius.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Cones
What is a cone? Find a definition, example images, and formulas for determining volume and surface area.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Pyramids
What is a pyramid? Find a definition, example images, and formulas for finding the volume and surface area of a pyramid if given base and height measurements. Includes a very brief look at a pyramid in Egypt and its measurements.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Prisms
What is a prism? Find a good definition and several example images, as well as formulas for finding the volume and surface area of a prism given measurements of its base and height.