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Finding the volume and surface area of a cylinder
This resource describes how the formulas for the surface area and volume of a cylinder are derived, shows a worked example and sets a couple of problems for students to work through. (Note: imperial units of measurement are used in examples and should be adapted for students.)
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| Year level(s) | Year 9 |
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| Audience | Teacher |
| Purpose | Teaching resource |
| Format | Web page |
| Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches | Explicit teaching |
| Keywords | surface area, volume, circumference, pi, radius, diameter, circle, net, cylinder |
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| Curriculum connections | Critical and creative thinking, Numeracy |
| Strand and focus | Measurement |
| Topics | Area, volume and surface area |
| AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions |
AC9M9M01
Solve problems involving the volume and surface area of right prisms and cylinders using appropriate units |
| Numeracy progression |
Understanding units of measurement (P9)
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Copyright details |
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| Organisation | Lumen Learning |
| Copyright | © Lumen Learning. Creative Commons BY 4.0. |
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