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- 7th
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Students use various resources to find the area of a circle. Full Review »
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- 8th
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Students review areas of plane figures, determine the relationship between the circumference and diameter of a circle, and Show the geometric representation of the area of a circle as the shape of a parallelogram. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students work individually or in groups to derive the formula for the area of a circle. Full Review »
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- 9th - 11th
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Students determine the area of a circle. They are given six diagrams of circles with either a specified diameter or radius and then use a formula to determine the area of the circles. Full Review »
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- 6th - 12th
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Students derive the formula for the area of a circle. They form a rectangle by partitioning a circle using construction paper and scissors. Full Review »
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- 6th
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Students find the area of a circle given the radius and also given the diameter. They must realize the change in formula when a radius is given instead of a diameter. Full Review »
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- 6th - 7th
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Students calculate the area and circumference of a circle as the lesson is presented through an animated Microsoft PowerPoint presentation. They then complete a project to review the previous day's material. Full Review »
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- 5th
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Students experience a lesson to investigate the methods for finding the area of a circle. They use the drawing of segments in order to visualize how a circle can be proposed of many parts. Then students brainstorm in order to derive the formula. Full Review »
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- 10th - 12th
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Students, working in small groups, determine the area of a polygon when given the radius. They share their answers with the whole class before organizing the information into a table and computing the area divided by the radius squared. Using the answers they look for trends and discover the formula for the area of a circle. Full Review »
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- 6th - 8th
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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 independent practice. Full Review »

