In this topic, you will explore problems involving the surface area and volume of spheres. You will learn how to find the surface area or volume when given the radius or the diameter.

Essential Question

• How can you find the surface area and volume of a sphere?

 

Warm-Up

You have learned how to find the surface area, lateral area, and volume of cylinders, prisms, pyramids, and cones. Before you begin learning about spheres, review your knowledge by writing a four-to-five sentence paragraph on finding the surface area, lateral area, and volume for each of the following:

• cylinder
• prism
• pyramid
• cone

You should include the formulas you need, the measurements you need for the formulas and where you can find them on each three-dimensional figure.