Virginia Department of Education
Arc Length and Area of a Sector
What do skateboarding and baked goods have in common with math? You can use them to connect half-pipe ramps and cakes to arcs and sectors. Pupils compare the lengths of three different ramp options of a skate park. They calculate the...
Curated OER
Arc Length Transparencies
In this geometry worksheet, students use an arc length transparency to calculate the circumference and arc length of a circle. There are 18 questions.
Flipped Math
Circles and Arc Lengths
Discuss all things round and round. Pupils review finding area and the circumference of circles and use them to solve problems. Next, they learn about central angles and their relationships to measures of arcs. Learners then find out how...
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11.4 Practice B: Circumference and Arc Length
In this circumference and arc length learning exercise, students determine the circumference, radius, and arc length of circles. They find the area of a shaded region within a circle. Students determine the probability that a randomly...
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Circle Formulas
Tenth graders apply various circle formulas to determine radii, diameter, circumference, area, arc length, and sector area. The two page activity contains twenty-five problems. Answers are not provided.
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Properties of Arcs, Lengths and Chords
Students differentiate between the different properties of arcs, arc lengths, chords, and chord lengths. In this circles lesson, students calculate the arc length of a given circle, and find the measure of the inscribed angles of a...
CK-12 Foundation
Length of a Plane Curve
Challenge your class to use straight lines when estimating the length of a curve. An engaging interactive allows individuals to place line segments one after another along the arc. Learners determine that the more lines used, the better...
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Arc Length and Sectors
Find the length of an arc. Students relate central angles to the area and length of a sector and graph circles on the TI to make predictions.
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Arc Length - Horse
Students define an arc and calculate its length. In this geometry lesson, students find examples of arc in the real world. They show their understanding of arcs through problem solving.
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Geometry of Circles - Week 7 (Area & Circumference)
In this circle worksheet, students solve problems involving the circumference, area and arc length in a circle. They explore the union of circles and semicircles, as well as the line segments tangent to the circle. This two-page...
Mathematics Vision Project
Module 5: Circles A Geometric Perspective
Circles, circles, everywhere! Pupils learn all about circles, central angles, inscribed angles, circle theorems, arc length, area of sectors, and radian measure using a set of 12 lessons. They then discover volume formulas through...
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Formulas Homework
In this circle formulas instructional activity, students solve 20 fill in the blank problems. Students find the radius, diameter, circumference, area, arc length, and sector area of a circle.
NASA
It All Comes Full Circle
How long does it take spacecraft go around the earth? Using the circular orbits of the space shuttle and the International Space Station, groups determine the distance traveled in one revolution, then calculate the distance traveled...
Flipped Math
Unit 9 Review: Area of Polygons
It's time to show what you know! Individuals first review finding the area of polygons using the formulas from parallelograms to regular polygons. They then brush up on finding the area and circumference of circles, as well as reviewing...
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Arcs and Sectors
In this arcs and sectors worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 2 different types of problems. First, they find the radius of a circle with a given circumference. Then, students find the perimeter of the given sector and the area of...
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Circles and Arcs, Circumference and Area Multiple Choice
In this circles worksheet, students determine the circumference and area of circles. They compute the length of an arc and find the radius. This one-page worksheet contains 6 multiple-choice problems. This on-line worksheet is...
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Length of an Arc
Students compute the length of an arc and each hypotenuse in the give figure, adding them up in the end. They then develop the formula for the arc length with respect to the x-axis and the y-axis. Students also develop a formula for the...
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Around the Clock
Learners discover the relationship between the circumference of a circle and its diameter. They find the length of an arc of a circle.Students use estimation strategies in real-world applications to predict results (i.e., interpolation...
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Circles: Geometry Review Worksheet
Tenth graders solve and complete 14 different geometry problems. First, they find the area and circumference of a circle with a given radius. Then, they find the area between a circle and an inscribed equilateral triangle given the...
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Circles and Cylinders
In this geometry lesson, 10th graders break down a circle and identify the different parts. They discuss chords, diameter, radius, circumference, major and minor segment. There are 42 problems broken down into 5 different sections.
101 Questions
Rotonda West, FL
The shortest distance from point A to point B is a straight line—or is it? Young scholars determine the shortest route either along a circular path or through the center of the circle. Learners gain a unique perspective on arc length and...
Curated OER
Geometry of Circles: Week 7
In this circle worksheet, students determine the number of degrees in a minor arc, find the area of a circle, find the area of a shaded region. This two-page worksheet contains six problems.
Mathematics Assessment Project
Calculating Arcs and Areas of Sectors of Circles
Going around in circles trying to find a resource on sectors of circles? Here is an activity where pupils first complete an assessment task to determine the areas and perimeters of sectors of circles. They then participate in an activity...
101 Questions
Suitcase Circle
Analyze patterns in a circular arrangement. After using a geometric construction to complete a circle, learners use proportional reasoning to make predictions. By determining the length of an arc built from suitcases, they estimate the...