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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Taking Off on a Tangent

For Students 9th - 10th
This is an interesting geometry project that goes back to the time of Archimedes, the famous Greek mathematician. You can combine this mathematical project with computer science and take this ancient problem into the twenty-first century...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Thinking in (Semi )Circles: The Area of the Arbelos

For Students 9th - 10th
The arbelos is the white-shaded region between the three semicircles in the illustration at right. In this project, you'll prove an interesting method for determining the area of the arbelos.
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Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Arbelos

For Students 9th - 10th
Math World offers a detailed discussion on Arbelos and the discoveries regarding this "shoemaker's knife." The site is very detailed and some parts of the discussion may be difficult for high school students to understand.
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Website
Cut the Knot

Cut the Knot!: Interactive Mathematics: Geometry Articles, Theorems, Problems

For Students 9th - 10th
Contains over five hundred Geometry articles, problems, puzzles, and games. Some sites relating to circles are provided within this list.