Maths Challenge
Maths challenge.net: Lunes
A "three star" geometry problem where some experience of math problem solving skills and knowledge of circles is recommended to solve this lunes (parts of a circles) area problem
University of Waterloo (Canada)
University of Waterloo: Cemc: Math Circles: 3 D Geometry Ii [Pdf]
This worksheet provides a variety of 3D geometry questions requiring higher order thinking skills. Questions include; finding the surface area of a prism, surface area of pyramid, surface area of a sphere, and platonic solids.
Maths Challenge
Maths challenge.net: Semi Circle Lunes
A lune of a circle is defined and a problem of finding the area of two lunes is given.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Praxis Core Math: Circles Lesson
A basic review of circles and how to calculate the circumference, radius, diameter, and area. Includes practice questions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Area and Circumference of Circles Challenge
Practice interesting area and circumference problems. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Area and Parts of Circles
Practice finding the area or circumference of part of a circle. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Area of a Sector
Relate the area of a sector to the area of a whole circle. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G C Mutually Tangent Circles
Three circles are mutually tangent. Students are asked to find the total area of the circles plus the area inside where they meet. Students will need to know how to calculate the area of a circle, a sector of a circle, and an equilateral...
Johan Claeys
Math Abundance: The Circle: Basic Concepts
Goes over the equation of a circle, parametric equations of a circle, intersection of circle and line, tangent line in a point of a circle, etc.
Thinkport Education
Math by Design: Circumference and Area of a Circle [Pdf]
Students will discover how to estimate and measure the circumference and area of a circle.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Area of a Cone
This question and answer site is about finding the area of a cone when the height and the angle at the convergence point are given. The site goes on to explain how a cone relates to a circle.
University of Regina (Canada)
University of Regina: Math Central: Irregular Surface Area Exercise
Students will be engaged by this assignment that has them estimating the areas of irregular surfaces. This includes computing the area of rectangles, triangles, and circles.
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Circles, Segments, and Area
A wealth of resources to supplement instruction on parts of the circle. Find lessons describing chords, tangents, secants, and segments, as well as related practice quizzes and classroom activities.
Maths Challenge
Maths challenge.net: Annulus
An annulus of a circle is defined and then a proof like problem is posed involving area and radius of circles.
BBC
Bbc: Bitesize Review Circle Introduction
Do you need to learn about Pi, circumference, or the area of a circle or just have a quick refresher about them? This British web site will take you through the basics and offers a quick on-line test to help you check your understanding.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Area and Circumference of Circles Challenge
Try these challenge problems involving area and circumference.
Math Planet
Math Planet: Pre Algebra: Measure Areas
Demonstrates how to calculate the area of two-dimensional shapes using formulas. Covers parallelogram, triangle, trapezoid, and circle. Includes a video modeling how to find the area of a circle and a triangle. [0:59]
Math2
Math2: Circles
This site has many useful formulas and examples relating to circles, including related definitions, circumference of a circle, area of a circle, length of a circular arc, area of a circular sector, equation of a circle in cartesian...
Mathematics Archives
Math Archives: Visual Calculus: Area of a Circle
Students will be able to use The Method of Exhaustion and find the area of a circle by illustrating graphically.
Maths Challenge
Maths challenge.net: Rectangular Circles
An area problem involving finding the area of a rectangle and a circle. The problem may be made into a general proof as well.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Find Out Things About Circles
This WebMath site will assist with finding the radius, diameter, circumference, and area of a circle.
Analyze Math
Analyze Math: Overlapping Circles Problem
Try this problem - find the area of the overlapping region of two overlapping circles. You need to find the region of each segment, then add them up. This site gives the problem and a detailed written solution. Good problem for sharp...
Wolfram Research
Wolfram Math World: Heron's Formula
This site provides a detailed overview of Heron's Formula. Content includes a definition, example, and formula.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Elementary Geometry Circles
The Math Forum offers an archive of question and answer sessions on circles and how they relate to geometry.