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Volume of Pyramid

For Teachers 6th - 11th Standards
Go beyond the basic formulas and uncover the surface area and volume of 3-D shapes with this comprehensive and organized activity packet. The problems include the basic formula computations while also challenging your learners to derive...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Leveled Problem Solving Surface Area of Cylinders

For Students 6th
In this surface area worksheet, 6th graders solve 6 word problems in which they find the surface area of cylinders. They use 3.14 for pi when calculating the area.
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Interactive
Curated OER

Geometry Worksheets - Surface Area of Cylinders

For Students 9th - 12th
For this online math worksheet, high schoolers determine the surface area of cylinders given their interior dimensions. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Surface Area with Polydrons

For Teachers 3rd - 4th
Students explore measurements by analyzing geometric shapes. In this surface area lesson, students identify the terms volume, weight, perimeter and area in order to find the requested measurements of specific polygons. Students utilize...
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Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

How Thick Is a Soda Can I?

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
The humble soda can gets the geometric treatment in an activity that links math and science calculations. After a few basic assumptions are made and discussed, surface area calculations combine with density information to develop an...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sphere Dressing

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Geometric design makes a fashion statement! Challenge learners to design a hat to fit a Styrofoam model. Specifications are clear and pupils use concepts related to three-dimensional objects including volume of irregular shapes and...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Surface Area of Cylinder Worksheet

For Students 6th - 8th
In this surface area worksheet, students are given either the diameter or radius and the height of 8 cylinders. They calculate the surface area.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Perimeter, Circumference, Volume, and Surface Area

For Students 8th - 11th
In this Perimeter, Circumference, Volume, and Surface Area worksheet, students are asked to identify geometric formulas and calculate for volume and surface area for geometric solids.  In addition, students are asked to identify...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area: Which Is More?

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore the volume and surface area of three dimensional figures. Through the use of video, students discover three dimensional shapes, their uses in real-life applications, and methods used to calculate their volume and surface...
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Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area of Cylinders (F)

For Students 6th - 12th
In this volume and surface area worksheet, students find the volume and surface area of cylinders. Students complete 6 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area of Cylinders (B)

For Students 5th - 10th
In this cylinders instructional activity, students find the volume and surface area of the cylinders given. Students complete 6 problems total on this instructional activity.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Surface Area

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students calculate the surface area of cubes, solids and cylinders. In this geometry lesson, students define the surface area formulas for different prisms. They calculate the surface area with 100%, and 80% accuracy.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area of Cylinders (C)

For Students 6th - 10th
In this volume and surface area worksheet, learners find the volume and surface area of cylinders. Students complete 6 problems total.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area of Cylinders (A)

For Students 5th - 10th
In this volume and surface area worksheet, students find the volume and surface area of cylinders. Students complete 6 problems on this worksheet.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area of Cylinders (E)

For Students 5th - 10th
In this volume and surface area worksheet, students find the volume and surface area of cylinders. Students complete 6 problems.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area of Solids

For Students 10th
In this solids worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 10 different word problems that include determining the volume and surface area of various solids. First, they determine the surface area of a cube as described. Then, students...
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Interactive
Curated OER

Minimize Surface Area of a Cylinder Given the Volume

For Students 11th - Higher Ed
In this cylinder worksheet, students minimize the surface area given a set volume.  Students supply the height and radius of the can with the smallest surface area.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Surface Area of Prisms

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students calculate the surface area of different prisms. In this geometry lesson plan, students identify the shapes of solids based on the properties of that solid. They calculate the surface area using nets and properties of prisms.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Surface Area and Volume

For Students 10th
For this surface area and volume worksheet, 10th graders solve 10 different problems that includes various types of solids and cylinders. First, they determine the surface area for each figure given certain measurements. Then, students...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this volume and surface area instructional activity, students find the volume in each of the ten problems listed and write their measurements in terms of the larger amount. They find the volume of a sphere, a rectangular solid, and a...
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Swimming Pool I

For Students 9th - 11th Standards
Take a dive into a three-dimensional task. Given a specific surface area, individuals must maximize the volume of a cylindrical swimming pool. They combine their understanding of surface area and volume to create a cubic function that...
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Performance
Radford University

Choosing the Best Cylinders

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Don't be fooled: the taller glass doesn't always hold the most. Given the dimensions of different cylindrical containers for beverages and popcorn, pupils calculate the volumes. They see how changing the dimensions affects the volume and...
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Surface Area and Volume

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
You and your class will like this lesson on using visual models to relate the volume and surface area of solid shapes. Learners construct three-dimensional forms using nets. They calculate the surface area and volume for each and then...
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Lesson Plan
Shodor Education Foundation

Surface Area of Rectangular Prism

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
With this interactive lesson, learners compute the surface area of rectangular prisms. They visit an online investigation applet and record data on the provided handout. Pair this lesson with the volume lesson by the same publisher as an...