Round and round you'll go! Learners watch as different-sized circles fill with coins. They collect data and then make a prediction about the number of coins that will fit in a large circular rug.

Concepts

area of circles, radius, linear functions, prediction equation, linear modeling, math modeling

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Have individuals recreate the lesson using a series of circles and circular markers
• Ask pupils to create an arithmetic sequence to analyze the pattern

Classroom Considerations

• Expects previous experience with linear modeling

Pros

• Allows users to download videos for use offline
• Includes different options and approaches to the lesson

Cons

• None

Common Core

HSS-ID.B.6.a MP4