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Activity
101 Questions

Coins in a Circle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
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.
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Activity
Noyce Foundation

Circular Reasoning

For Students K - 12th Standards
Examine the origin and application of pi in five different levels. The five lessons in the resource begin with an analysis of the relationship between the radius and circumference of a circle. The following lessons lead learners through...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Surface Area and Volume

For Students 8th
In this surface area and volume instructional activity, 8th graders solve 11 various geometry problems that include determining the surface area and volume for the measurements given and finding the surface area for each solid shown....
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Calculate Area Using Pi

For Students 7th - 9th
Geometers find the area of four circles given their circumferences. Circumference is presented in the form of "numeral (diameter) x pi"; the answer key shows solutions as  "numeral (radius squared) x pi," so computation is limited to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of a Circle When Radius is Given

For Students 5th - 8th
Five problems provide practice for learners to find the area of a circle given the distance of the radius. Answers on the key use pi as a variable and do not include fully computed numeric answers. To reinforce basic multiplication facts...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Circle Worksheet

For Students 6th - 10th
Given the diameter of a circle, learners are charged with finding its area. They halve the diameter, square it, and multiply by pi. Five problems provide basic practice. 
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Lesson Plan
Willow Tree

Area of Common Geometric Figures

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Scholars can use area formulas, but can they apply what they know about area? The activity challenges learners to think logically while practicing finding area of shapes such as rectangles, circles, parallelograms, triangles, and other...
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Assessment
Concord Consortium

Strings and Areas

For Students 9th - 11th Standards
You'd be surprised what you can do with a string! The constraint is the length of string, and the task is to maximize area. Given a series of composite shapes, learners must create a formula for the maximum area for a specified...
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Lesson Plan
Mathematics Assessment Project

Solving Problems with Circles and Triangles

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
After completing a task involving examining the ratio of areas of triangles and circles in a given figure, scholars examine sample responses to identify other strategies they could use to solve the problem.
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

What Is Area?

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
What if I can no longer justify area by counting squares? Lead a class discussion to find the area of a rectangular region with irrational side lengths. The class continues on with the idea of lower approximations and upper...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of a Circle Worksheet

For Students 6th
In this geometry activity, 6th graders identify the area of the four given circles by using the given diameters. There is a space for students to show their work.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Circles Area Perimeter and Circumference

For Students 5th - 6th
In this circles worksheet, students calculate to find the area, radius, circumference and perimeter of circles. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Circle Area, Perimeter and Circumference

For Students 6th - 8th
In this area, perimeter, and circumference worksheet, students 7 questions that require them to fill in 7 blank circles with the information they are provided and calculate the desired answers.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Explorations for the Area Probability Applet

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Math whizzes use the area probability applet to manipulate the size of the circle and the rectangle to explore the probability that a point in the rectangle is also in the circle.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Area Of A Circle

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students investigate the concept of area and how it can be applied to a circle. They use the right formula in order to solve different problems. The teacher leads the class through different examples and serves as a resource during...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Proving the Area of a Disk

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
Using a similar process from the first lesson in the series of finding area approximations, a measurement resource develops the proof of the area of a circle. The problem set contains a derivation of the proof of the circumference formula. 
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Arc Length and Area of a Sector

For Teachers 9th - 11th Standards
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...
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Activity
101 Questions

Circle-Square

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
How do the area and perimeters of circles and squares compare? A clever video illustrates the change in the area of a circle and square while their total perimeter stays the same. The task is for learners to predict the point where the...
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Assessment
Mathed Up!

Area of Sector and Length of Arcs

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Viewers learn how to apply proportional reasoning to find area of sectors and arc lengths with a video that starts off explaining how to find the areas of circle sectors and the lengths of arcs. Scholars then practice solving problems...
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Lesson Plan
EngageNY

Unknown Length and Area Problems

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
What is an annulus? Pupils first learn about how to create an annulus, then consider how to find the area of such shapes. They then complete a problem set on arc length and areas of sectors.
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Flipped Math

Unit 9 Review: Area of Polygons

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
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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Assessment
Mathematics Assessment Project

Circle Pattern

For Students 7th - 9th Standards
Cool circle patterns! To investigate patterns of shading in circles, learners use the values for specific examples of the pattern to generate a verbal rule for the arrangement.
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Lesson Plan
West Contra Costa Unified School District

Finding the Equation of a Circle

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Tired of going around and around for a resource on circles? Scholars determine the general equation of a circle on a coordinate plane, then participate in an activity matching equations to the radii and centers of the circles they...
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Lesson Plan
Virginia Department of Education

Surface Area and Volume of a Cylinder

For Teachers 7th Standards
Surface area or volume? Pupils first review the difference between surface area and volume. They then use a two-dimensional net that helps them develop formulas for the surface area and volume of cylinders.

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