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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.)

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 9
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
Curriculum alignment
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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Organisation	Lumen Learning
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