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Mathematics TEKS Toolkit

Grade 6: Exploring c/d = pi

For Teachers 6th Standards
Introduce your math class to the perimeter of a circle. Teach them that pi describes the relationship between the circumference and the diameter. As a hands-on investigation, pairs or small groups use string to compare these two values...
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Curated OER

Search for the Missing Pi

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders work in groups of two to three with measuring tapes, finding the circumference and diameter of teacher-selected circular items. They relate circumference and diameter measurements to find pi.
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Curated OER

Approximation of Pi

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore the concept of Pi.  For this Pi lesson, students measure the circumference and diameter of a circle.  Students record the diameter and circumference measurements from their classmates.  Students enter the data into lists...
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Curated OER

Arcs and Sectors

For Students 10th
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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Curated OER

The Is No Such Thing as a Perfect Pumpkin

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students explore using descriptive words to describe physical appearance. In this appearance lesson, students look at pumpkins and discuss how there is not a perfect pumpkin. Students also hypothesize about what the perfect pumpkin's...
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Curated OER

Measuring the Earth

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers use principles of geometry to measure the circumference of the Earth. In this applied geometry lesson, students use mathematics to determine scientific information. They make measurements, calculate the central angle, and...
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Curated OER

Geometry In Space

For Teachers 9th - 11th
Students Fulfill the requirements of Texas Standards as it relates to math and science. In this circle lesson, students identify the arcs and angles of a circle as it relates to Pi. They solve real life scenarios using space as an example.
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Curated OER

A Walk Around the Earth

For Students 8th - 10th
In this walk around the earth problem, students determine how much farther your head travels than your feet. They use the circumference of the earth and pi to determine the distance traveled. This one page instructional activity contains...
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Curated OER

Calculate Radius and Diameter, Estimate Circumference #2

For Students 5th - 6th
In this radius, diameter and circumference worksheet, students calculate diameter and estimate circumference of 2 given circles. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Curated OER

Theorems and Formulas for Circles

For Teachers 10th
In this theorems and formulas for circles worksheet, 10th graders solve and complete 13 different types of problems. First, they create a graphic organizer for all the given formulas for circles. Then, students use the labeled pictures...
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Willow Tree

Perimeter of Common Geometric Figures

For Students 8th - 11th Standards
Help learners understand that perimeter and circumference are one in the same. Learners apply their skills to determine the perimeter/circumference of triangles, rectangles, and circles. They then use the same strategy to find the...
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Noyce Foundation

Pizza Crusts

For Teachers 6th Standards
Enough stuffed crust to go around. Pupils calculate the area and perimeter of a variety of pizza shapes, including rectangular and circular. Individuals design rectangular pizzas with a given area to maximize the amount of crust and do...
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Noyce Foundation

Which is Bigger?

For Teachers 6th - 7th Standards
To take the longest path, go around—or was that go over? Class members measure scale drawings of a cylindrical vase to find the height and diameter. They calculate the actual height and circumference and determine which is larger.  
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Curated OER

Bubble Mania

For Teachers K - 5th
Elementary schoolers practice measuring a soap bubble print. They follow a recipe to make a soap bubble solution. Pupils use the soapy solution to blow large bubbles with a plastic drinking straw until they pop leaving behind a circular...
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Assessment
Inside Mathematics

Rugs

For Teachers 8th Standards
The class braids irrational numbers, Pythagoras, and perimeter together. The mini-assessment requires scholars to use irrational numbers and the Pythagorean Theorem to find perimeters of rugs. The rugs are rectangular, triangular,...
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Unit Plan
Mathematics Vision Project

Module 6: Trigonometric Functions

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Create trigonometric functions from circles. The first lesson of the module begins by finding coordinates along a circular path created by a Ferris Wheel. As the lessons progress, pupils graph trigonometric functions and relate them to...
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Rolling Coins

For Students 11th - 12th
What caused the extra rotation? Class members visualize a coin rolling around the circumference of another coin. They determine the reason the rolling coin rotates twice. Further questions require them to determine a generalized formula...
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EngageNY

Decimal Expansion of Pi

For Students 8th Standards
Develop a better understanding of the value of pi. Learners explore the area of a circle using estimation and graph paper. While continuing to estimate the area of the circle using smaller and smaller grids, the number pi emerges. 
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101 Questions

Wedding Cake Ribbon

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Customers often want ribbon around fancy cakes, but how does a baker know how much ribbon to buy? Scholars view a cake with multiple layers in different geometric shapes. They must figure the perimeter and circumference and add them...
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Teach Engineering

Discovering Relationships Between Side Length and Area

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Consider the relationship between side length and area as an input-output function. Scholars create input-output tables for the area of squares to determine an equation in the first installment of a three-part unit. Ditto for the area of...
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Curated OER

Area and Perimeter

For Teachers 10th
Learners find the area and perimeter of regular polygons and composite figures and examine the effect on the area and perimeter of a figure if the dimensions are multiplied by a constant. The nine page worksheet contains thirty-seven...
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Mathematics Assessment Project

Historic Bicycle

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
"Ordinary" bicycles are not so ordinary. Learners use given information to determine the circumference of wheels for a historic Ordinary or Penny Farthing bicycle. Pupils then determine the number of times each wheel turns when the...
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Bicycle Chain II

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Apply geometric concepts to a design problem. Individuals examine the structural setup of the chain on a bicycle and use the measurements of the circles to determine the length of the chain. 
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Curated OER

Perimeter and Circumference

For Students 10th
In this geometry worksheet, 10th graders are given shapes of rectangles and circles. They calculate the perimeter and circumference of the different polygons given values for the diameter or sides. There are 10 questions with an answer key.

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