The Math League
The Math League: Surface Area
This tutorial explains the concept of surface area, and then goes through multiple shapes offering the specific surface area formula for each one.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Finding a Formula for the Surface Area of a Cone: Lesson 6
This lesson explains how to write a formula for the surface area of a cone.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Finding a Formula for the Surface Area of a Pyramid: Lesson 5
This lesson explains how to write a formula for the surface area of pyramids. It is 5 of 5 in the series titled "Finding a Formula for the Surface Area of a Pyramid."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Scale Factor and Surface Area of Similar Figures: Lesson 3
This lesson will discuss the relationship between scale factor and surface area of similar figures. It is 3 of 4 in the series titled "Scale Factor and Surface Area of Similar Figures."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Kinetic Friction & Surface Area: Lesson 2
This lesson explains why kinetic friction does not depend on the contact surface area between an object and the surface that object is sliding across. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Kinetic Friction & Surface Area."
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Static Friction & Surface Area: Lesson 2
This lesson explains why static friction does not depend on the contact surface area between an object and the surface that object is resting on. It is 2 of 2 in the series titled "Static Friction & Surface Area."
Curated OER
Math2.org: Areas, Volumes, Surface Areas
This personal site from Math2.org gives formulas for the area, volumes and surface areas of various shapes. Also provides diagrams.
Other
Molecular Movies: 3 D Tutorials for Biologists
A collection of visualization-oriented tutorials for creating 3D animations for use in your biology classroom. Search by difficulty level, software package, or 3D topic area.
University of California
Ucla Mathematics Department : Midpoint Rule
This site from UCLA Mathematics Department explains the Midpoint Rule and how it relates to a double integral and finding surface area.
Curated OER
Unesco: Chad: Lakes of Ounianga
The site includes eighteen interconnected lakes in the hyper arid Ennedi region of the Sahara desert covering an area of 62,808 ha. It constitutes an exceptional natural landscape of great beauty with striking colours and shapes. The...
Curated OER
Unesco: China: Site of Xanadu
North of the Great Wall, the Site of Xanadu encompasses the remains of Kublai Khan’s legendary capital city, designed by the Mongol ruler’s Chinese advisor Liu Bingzhdong in 1256. Over a surface area of 25,000 ha, the site was a unique...
Curated OER
Unesco: Japan: Ogasawara Islands
The property numbers more than 30 islands clustered in three groups and covers surface area of 7,939 hectares. The islands offer a variety of landscapes and are home to a wealth of fauna, including the Bonin Flying Fox, a critically...
Curated OER
Unesco: Indonesia: Borobudur Temple Compounds
This famous Buddhist temple, dating from the 8th and 9th centuries, is located in central Java. It was built in three tiers: a pyramidal base with five concentric square terraces, the trunk of a cone with three circular platforms and, at...
Curated OER
Eternal Egypt: Pottery From the Abbasid Period
A rather deep dish decorated with a butter-colored glaze. This type was widespread in Iraq and Persia during the third and fourth centuries AH. The decorated portion of the dish is 25% of the surface area, while 75% is undecorated. Thus,...
Curated OER
Science Kids: Science Images: Anechoic Chamber
A photo taken from the inside of an anechoic chamber. The effect of rebounding sound waves is kept to a minimum in such an anechoic chamber thanks to the large surface area that absorbs most of the noise.
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: South China, 1971
"South China comprises the drainage basins of the middle and lower Yangtze River, the basin of the His Chiang (West River) in Kwangtung and Kwangsi; and the mountainous coastal provinces of Fukien and Chekiang. The division between the...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Canyon of the Snake River at the Seven Devils, 1911
A map from 1911 showing the canyon of the Snake River at the Seven Devils along the border with Oregon. The sketch contours are shown at intervals of approximately 500 feet. The cross-lined areas represent basalt-covered surface; the...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Vicinity of Boston, 1872
A map from 1872 of Boston, the largest town in New England, and the capital of Massachusetts, situated on a peninsula of an uneven surface, two miles long and about one miles wide, connected with the mainland, on the south, by a narrow...
Curated OER
Etc: Maps Etc: Mean Average Temperatures in North America, 1906
A map from 1906 of North America showing the mean annual isotherms of the region given in degrees Fahrenheit. "The climate of North America naturally varies greatly, depending on latitude, the general atmospheric circulation or direction...
Curated OER
Educational Technology Clearinghouse: Maps Etc: Panama Canal, 1906
A vertical cross-section chart from 1906 of the Panama Canal showing elevation and the location of locks. "The canal extends from a six-fathom line in Colon harbor on the Atlantic to a six-fathom line off Panama on the Pacific. The first...
Curated OER
Unesco: Finland: High Coast / Kvarken Archipelago
The Kvarken Archipelago (Finland) and the High Coast (Sweden) are situated in the Gulf of Bothnia, a northern extension of the Baltic Sea. The 5,600 islands of the Kvarken Archipelago feature unusual ridged washboard moraines, 'De Geer...
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