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Cylinder: Student Worksheet
Pairs of geometry whizzes work together to determine which of three differently shaped cylinders will have the greatest volume. Pupils cut out the three rectangles embedded in the plan, and tape them together to form a cylinder. From...
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Living in a Geometrical World
Students participate in a series of hand-on, online, and multimedia activities to examine 2 dimensional and 3 dimensional shapes. They describe common geometric solids. They construct rectangular prisms using straws and ribbon.
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Measurement: Cylinders
Math scholars observe and demonstrate how to calculate the surface area and volume of cylinders. They analyze pictures of various cylinders on a handout, solve problems on two worksheets independently, and discuss the answers to the...
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Cylinder: Teacher Notes
Middle schoolers construct a basic cylinder out of a piece of paper, then answer seven questions about their cylinder. Questions have to do with measurement, volume, radius, etc.
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Shape Hunt
Students explore two-dimensional and solid shapes. In this shapes and patterns geometry activity, students work with a partner to create identifiable objects using tangrams. Students describe the attributes of their shape and their...
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3-D Attributes
Students explore geometric solids. In this geometry instructional activity, students listen to the book The Greedy Triangle by Marilyn Burns, then work in groups to sort geometric solids into various categories. Students define geometric...
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Barber Pole
In this geometry learning exercise, students calculate the length of the rotating stripes around a cylinder. There is an answer key with this problem.
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Volume and Surface Area
For this volume and surface area worksheet, students find the volume and surface area of 8 prisms and cylinders. Students find the volume and surface area given a diagram with various measurements labeled.
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Math Regents Exam Questions: Surface Area and Volumes
In this surface area and volume learning exercise, students solve 4 short answer and multiple choice problems. Students find the volume and surface area of cylinders and prisms.
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Geometry: Calculating Volumes
In this volume learning exercise, students find the volume of 6 prisms/cylinders. Students use a picture and given measurements of the prisms/cylinders to find the volume.
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Volume and Surface Area
In this volume and surface area learning exercise, 10th graders solve and complete 10 different word problems that include measuring various solids and cylinders. First, they determine the surface area of a cube and the edge of it. Then,...
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Geometry Worksheets - Volume of Cylinders
In this online math activity, students determine the volume of cylinders given their dimensions. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A terrific...
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Geometry Worksheets - Surface Area of Cylinders
In this online math worksheet, students 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 difficulties. A...
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Classify Prisms
Learners classify prisms according to their attributes. In this classifying prisms lesson, students explore different prisms. Learners generate observations of the attributes and classify the prism correctly.
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Volume and Surface Area of Cylinders (C)
In this volume and surface area worksheet, students find the volume and surface area of cylinders. Students complete 6 problems total.
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Volume and Surface Area of Cylinders (A)
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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Volume and Surface Area of Cylinders (E)
In this volume and surface area worksheet, students find the volume and surface area of cylinders. Students complete 6 problems.
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Volume and Surface Area of Cylinders (B)
In this cylinders worksheet, students find the volume and surface area of the cylinders given. Students complete 6 problems total on this worksheet.
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Volume and Surface Area of Cylinders (F)
For this volume and surface area worksheet, students find the volume and surface area of cylinders. Students complete 6 problems.
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Six Activities Regarding Circles and Cylinders
In this circles and cylinders instructional activity, students complete six activities answering sixteen questions. These activities include a discovery of the ratio of circumference to diameter and the formula for area of a circle. ...
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Downhill Race
Students observe washers of different weights roll downhill and observe what happens and what rate each of them travels. In this rate of travel lesson plan, students see the cylinders and discuss what happened after the race.
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Leveled Problem Solving Surface Area of Cylinders
In this surface area activity, 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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Cubes and Cylinders
In this geometry worksheet, students identify cubes and cylinders by coloring a given number of each shape red, green, blue, or yellow.
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Recognizing the Names of 3-D Shapes
In this recognizing the names of 3-D shapes worksheet, students match the names of the shapes with the picture of the shape. They join each shape to its name which includes cube, triangular prism, hexagonal prism, and cylinder.