Curated OER
Water Quality Monitoring of Natural Water
Students create their own monitoring program for natural water. They collect samples from an appropriate sampling site. They perform chemical and biological analyses of their samples. They present their information to the class.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Nets and Surface Area
A conceptual understanding of finding surface area using nets instead of a formula.
Other
Calculator.net: Surface Area Calculator
Use these calculator tools to find the surface area, in your choice of units, of a sphere, cone, cube, cylinder, rectangular prism, capsule, ball cap, conical frustum, ellipsoid, or square pyramid. Includes a reference section listing...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Finding Lateral and Total Surface Area
Given concrete models and nets (2-dimensional models) of prisms, pyramids, and cylinders, the student will find and determine the lateral and total surface area.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Surface Area and Volume of Pyramids
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Use a formula and given information to find the surface area of pyramids.
OER Commons
Oer Commons: Surface Area of Prisms
Students will extend their knowledge of surface area and nets of rectangular prisms to generalize a formula for the surface area of any prism.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Surface Area Using Nets
Practice using the net of a 3D figure to find surface area. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Interactive Geometry: 1.11 Surface Area and Nets
Explore surface areas and nets with 2D and 3D shapes.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Surface Area Using Nets
In this exercise, students practice finding the surface area using nets. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Heights of Cylinders Given Surface Area
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students will find the heights of cylinders given surface area and one other dimension. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Surface Area of Cylinders
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the surface area of cylinders using formulas
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Surface Area
Surface area is introduced in this video lesson. The tutorial provides a definition and several examples of surface area.
Government of Alberta
Learn Alberta: Math Interactives: Exploring Surface Area, Volume, and Nets
Investigate the concepts of area, volume, 3D shapes, and nets using this interactive Learn Alberta math. The solid shapes focused on this exploration include rectangular and triangular prisms, rectangular and triangular pyramids,...
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Creating Nets for Three Dimensional Figures
Given nets for three-dimensional figures, the student will apply the formulas for the total and lateral surface area of three-dimensional figures to solve problems using appropriate units of measure.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Surface Area of Rectangular Prisms
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find the surface area of rectangular prisms by using formulas
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.
Quia
Ixl Learning: Nets
Brush up on your math skills relating to nets then try some practice problems to test your understanding.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Nets of Polyhedra
Practice matching 2D nets to the 3D shapes the fold up into. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Nifty Nets
During this activity, students will create nets for prisms. They will find the volume and surface area of the shapes. They will also use interactive activities to review three-dimensional shapes.This lesson plan was created as a result...
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...
OpenSciEd
Open Sci Ed: Net Logo: Villi Absorption
This simulation explores the relationship between the amount of surface area in the small intestine and the rate at which it absorbs food particles into the circulatory system.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Soak It Up [Pdf]
Compare three prototypes of paper towels using strategies to find the best value in terms of cost and quality. Determine the surface area of a water stain on a paper towel using a transparent grid.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Painting the Pyramids
The students will find the area of each two dimensional figure on a net of a square pyramid. In groups, students will cut out the net and create a square pyramid. Groups will then discuss how to find the lateral area and the total...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Cutting the Cheese
The students will find the area of each two dimensional figure on a net of a triangular prism. In groups, students will cut out the net and create a triangular prism. Groups will then discuss how to find the lateral area and the total...