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,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Prisms and Cylinders Study Guide
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This study guide reviews the surface area and volume of prisms and cylinders.
Other
Csg Network: Csg Surface Area Calculator
Use these calculator tools to find the surface area in cubic units of a cone, cube, cylinder, rectangular prism, or sphere.
Louisiana Department of Education
Louisiana Doe: Louisiana Believes: Eureka Math Parent Guide: Area, Surface Area, and Volume Problems
A guide to support parents as they work with their students with area, surface area, and volume problems.
Shodor Education Foundation
Shodor Interactivate: Surface Area of a Rectangular Prism
This lesson teaches students how to find the surface area of rectangular prisms.
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
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Finding Unknown Values of a Prism From Surface Area
This video lesson demonstrates how to work backwards to find a missing value when the surface area of a prism is known. The tutorial provides detailed examples. Students can check their understanding with an assessment.
Cuemath
Cuemath: Prism
Explore the world of prisms in this mini-lesson by learning what are prisms, definitions with shapes and examples, the difference between regular, irregular, right, and oblique prisms, the surface area of a prism, and the volume of a...
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
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Geometry: Surface Area and Volume of Prisms
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Find a prism's volume and surface area.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Surface Area of a Right Prism
Use this interactive tool to find the surface area of a right prism. Try different figures for the height and the dimensions of the prism to see how these affect the surface area. Properties of right prisms are explained, how to use a...
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Surface Area and Volume Test
[Free Registration/Login Required] This test may be given in classes learning about volume and surface area of rectangular prisms, cylinders, and cones.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Prism
Use this interactive tool to explore prisms. Change the height and the shape of the base to see how these affect the prism. There are also several additional options, e.g., making it oblique or transparent. Properties of a prism are...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Prisms
Students learn about the properties of a prism, some different types, and the formulas for surface area and volume. Includes an interactive prism and multiple-choice questions.
University of Waterloo (Canada)
University of Waterloo: Cemc: Math Circles: 3 D Geometry Ii [Pdf]
This worksheet provides a variety of 3D geometry questions requiring higher order thinking skills. Questions include; finding the surface area of a prism, surface area of pyramid, surface area of a sphere, and platonic solids.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Prism or Pyramid?
Sixth graders explore the faces, bases, edges, and vertices of prisms and pyramids to help develop the concepts of volume and surface area.
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.
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Rectangular Prism Calculator
This site provides an online rectangular prism calculator. Using any three of the six attributes (length, width, height, surface area, volume or diagonal), students can calculate the other three attributes. The calculator allows students...
University of Texas
Inside Mathematics: Building Blocks [Pdf]
This task challenges students to demonstrate understanding of area, surface area and volume.
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...
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.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Surface Area and Volume
[Free Registration/Login Required] This lesson is a surface area and volume review for prisms, pyramids and cylinders.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Prism
A complete reference guide to prisms. It provides definitions, examples, and an interactive activity that enhances further explanation. Includes links to related topics.
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Triangular Prism Calculator
This calculator finds the volume, surface area, and height of a triangular prism. Surface area calculations include top, bottom, lateral sides, and total surface area. Height is calculated from a known volume or lateral surface.