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Curated OER

Finding Circumference and Area of a Circle

For Teachers 7th
Young geometers explore the concept of circumference and area of circles. They discuss what information is needed to find circumference and area. The resource employs several instructional methods: Frayer Model for Vocabulary, literature...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area and Circumference of Circles

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students calculate the area and circumference of a circle as the lesson plan is presented through an animated Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. They then complete a project to review the previous day's material.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area and Circumference of Circles

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Learners view two PowerPoints and practice computing the area and circumference of circles. They must use given formulas to make their computations. The instructional activity includes links to both PowerPoints as well as a worksheet...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Circumference and Area of Circles (B)

For Students 5th - 6th
In this geometry worksheet, students calculate the area and circumference of 12 circles in which either the diameter or radius is shown. There are no formulas given on this page.
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PPT
Curated OER

Gravity and Circular Motion

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Go around and around in your physics class with this presentation on circular motion. Diagrams bring the definition to life. Formulas for angular acceleration, centripetal force, gravitation, and potential in a radial field are given....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Quiz: Area of a Circle

For Students 7th - Higher Ed
Geometers test their mastery at finding the area of a circle with 10 basic problems. Circle diagrams show line segments, points, and diameter. Distance of radii are given. They use pi as 3.14 to calculate the area. No answer key is...
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Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Circles: A Geometric Perspective

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Circles are the foundation of many geometric concepts and extensions - a point that is thoroughly driven home in this extensive unit. Fundamental properties of circles are investigated (including sector area, angle measure, and...
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Balanced Assessment

Oops! Glass Top

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
 A short assessment asks participants to find the original radius required to replace a table top. The problem provides a hypothetical situation of having a segment of a broken glass table top. Pupils find the radius of the circular top...
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Mathematics Vision Project

Circles and Other Conics

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Through a variety of hands-on activities and physical scenarios, this far-reaching unit leads learners through an exceptionally thorough exploration of circles and parabolas as conic sections. Geometric construction techniques are used...
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Activity
Curated OER

Inscribing a Square in a Circle

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Inscribing a square in a circle brings up a number of interesting geometry topics including triangle congruence and how to prove a quadrilateral is a square. This activity is followed up by finding the area of the square and determining...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Circles

For Students 7th
In this circles worksheet, 7th graders identify and complete 6 different problems that include determining various parts of a circle. First, they identify and define each circle term listed on the left. Then, students color each term...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Equations for Tangent Lines to Circles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Don't go off on a tangent while writing equations of tangent lines! Scholars determine the equations for tangent lines to circles. They attempt both concrete and abstract examples, such as a tangent line to the unit circle through (p, 0).
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Rectangles Inscribed in Circles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Putting a rectangular object into a circular one—didn't the astronauts on Apollo 13 have to do something like this? Learners first construct the center of a circle using perpendiculars. They then discover how to inscribe a rectangle in a...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Angles, Arcs, and Segments in Circles

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
Investigate relationships between angles, arcs, and segments in circles. Pupils use geometry software to discover the relationships between angles, arcs, and segments associated with circles. Class members use similar triangles to...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Construct a Square and a Nine-Point Circle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Anyone can draw a square, but can you CONSTRUCT a square? Here is a resource that challenges math scholars to create steps to finish their own construction. They test their ability to read and follow directions to complete a construction...
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Worksheet
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K12 Reader

Anatomy of a Circle

For Students 4th - 5th Standards
Make sure your learners are well-versed in circles with a reading passage. Pupils will pick up some important circle-related terms as they read and respond to the five included questions.
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Lesson Plan
Mathematics Assessment Project

Calculating Arcs and Areas of Sectors of Circles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
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...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Discovering Pi/Welcome to Pi Day

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore pi. In this circle measurement lesson plan, students define and identify radius, diameter, circumference, and perimeter. Students work in groups to measure several plastic lids and record their findings. Students compare...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

All About Circles Post Test

For Students 7th - 9th
In this geometry worksheet, students answer ten multiple choice facts about circles. The questions include finding the diameter, area, and radius of a circle.
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Going the Distance

For Teachers 6th Standards
Estimate the value of one of the most famous irrational numbers. The hands-on lesson instructs classmates to measure the circumference and diameters of circles using yarn. The ratio of these quantities defines pi.
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Activity
Illustrative Mathematics

Similar Circles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Young geometers flex their transformation muscles in this brief but powerful exercise using dilations and translations to develop the similarity of circles. The plan provides guidelines to help learners navigate a pair of deceptively...
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Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Equations of Circles: The Sea of Happiness

For Students 11th - Higher Ed Standards
Map this! Help your young mathematicians draw a circular island on a map. Given specifics of the location and size of an island on a map, pupils transform a circle to meet the given requirements. They then determine the location of the...
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Flipped Math

Tangents to Circles

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Touch a circle once. Individuals watch a video and learn two theorems related to tangents and circles. The pupils then apply the theorems to find missing angle measures and lengths in figures. At the end, they practice their skills on...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Calculate the Radius

For Students 6th - 12th
In this radius instructional activity, students calculate the radius of a circle when the area is given to them. Students complete 5 problems total.

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