Stage 5 · Area and surface area A · Develop and apply the formula for surface areas of cylinders · Topic: Area & surface area · Year 9, 10

Recognise the curved surface of a cylinder as a rectangle and apply this knowledge to calculate the area of the curved surface

Dot point ID k-10-2022-stage-5-area-and-surface-area-a/aas-fsa-stg5-01 · NESA code MA_K_10_CP_AAS_FSA_STG5_01 · See it on the NSW Curriculum website ↗

Outcomes for this focus area (MA5-ARE-C-01)

MA5-ARE-C-01 solves problems involving the surface area of right prisms and practical problems involving the area of composite shapes and solids

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Interactive toolStarter
Maths Is Fun: Cylinder
Maths Is Fun · Interactive (browser) · Free · Link checked 2026-10-15 · No prep
Use it for: Cylinder volume and surface area with a net.
Also tagged to: Develop and apply the formula to solve problems involving th…

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Unit/Planning
Stage 5 Unit 3 – prisms and cylinders (sample unit of learning)
NSW Department of Education · Sample unit (DOCX) · Editable document · Free · Link checked 2026-10-15 · Australian context, Editable, Teacher notes
Outcome codes found in document: MA5-ALG-C-01, MA5-ARE-C-01, MA5-ARE-P-01, MA5-EQU-C-01, MA5-EQU-P-02, MA5-MAG-C-01, MA5-VOL-C-01, MA5-VOL-P-01