Students will investigate the relationship between surface area and volume and their application to the inner workings of real life organisms.

In this lesson students will practice finding the area rectangular shapes and irregular shapes with right angles and understand why the area formula works for rectangular shapes.

Use this interactive tool to find the surface area of a pyramid. Try different figures for the height and the base to see how these affect the area. Properties of a pyramid are discussed, how to use a formula to calculate the surface...

Explains how to calculate the volume and surface area of a cylinder using the standard formulas. Includes example problems.

[Free Registration/Login Required] In this lesson, students build geometric models of graduation caps using stiff paper. The activity requires the application of skills in finding surface area, understanding similarity, knowing the...

In this task, young scholars 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.

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...

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.

Use this calculator to determine the volume, surface area, or other figure for a square pyramid, given the other numbers. Users set their parameters for two known variables of the pyramid and find what the unknown amounts would be.

Learn how to find the volume and surface area of a cylinder by trying interactive examples. Includes definitions and links to related topics.

Find out the approximate surface area of your skin in this exercise, and how much atmospheric force is exerted upon it.

The students will find the area of each two dimensional figure on a net of a rectangular prism. In groups, students will cut out the net and create a rectangular prism. Groups will then discuss how to find the lateral area and the total...

In this exploration, students will apply their knowledge of finding volume and surface area of cylinders and rectangular prisms. Students will make recommendations to the local movie theater after determining which package is cost...