Surface Area to Volume Ratio

Module Description:

This module was created by the Center for Nanotechnology Education (Nano-Link) and introduces students to surface area to volume ratio concepts. "This simple activity conveys one of the most profound aspects of Nanoscience - that for a given volume of material the total surface area increases non-linearly as the volume is divided into smaller and smaller pieces." 

Module Contents:

Module contents include an instructor lesson guide, a PowerPoint presentation, and two lesson standards alignment documents. The 10-page guide includes background information about surface area to volume ratio, a learning activity, discussion questions, resources, and more. The PowerPoint presentation also includes background information. 

Versions in Spanish are also included for most of the module documents.

For orientation purposes SurfaceAreaToVolumeRatio-Module - Nano-Link.pdf is included as a separate attachment and offers a sample of the type of material included in this module. 

Below is a list of the files contained within the .zip attachments. The size of each file is included in parenthesis. 

Surface Area to Volume Ratio (6 files, 9.5 MB)

• Alignment of Surface Area to Volume Ration Module to NGSS & CCSS 2014 (NGSS SA to V.pdf 1.4 MB)
• Alignment of Surface Area to Volume Ration Module to NGSS & CCSS 2015 (SA to V 2015.pdf 577 KB)
• Working Through the Nano-Link Module Surface Area to Volume (SA2VFlow.pdf 1.5 MB)
• Surface Area to Volume Ration Presentation (SurfaceAreatoVolumeRatio - Nano-Link.pptx 3 MB)
• Surface Area to Volume Ration Lesson Guide (SurfaceAreaToVolumeRatio-Module - Nano-Link.docx 3 MB)

Surface Area to Volume Ratio (Spanish)

• PPT-Razón área superficial a volumen (PPT-Razón área superficial a volumen - Nano-Link.pdf 14.4 MB)
• PPT-Razón área superficial a volumen (PPT-Razón área superficial a volumen - Nano-Link.pptx 3.8 MB)
• Razón área superficial a volumen (Razón área superficial a volumen - Nano-Link.docx 233 KB)
• Razón área superficial a volumen (Razón área superficial a volumen - Nano-Link.pdf 288 KB)