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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Pi With Pies

For Students 9th - 10th
Numberphile did something crazy - attempted to calculate Pi using real Pies. Watch and see how close they got to the real figure of 3.14159265359. [3:13]
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Other

Uc Riverside: Usenet Relativity Faq

For Students 9th - 10th
A physics usenet listing of frequently asked questions relating to relativity, answered by a number of scientists. Administrivia and Reference, Speed of Light, Special Relativity, General Relativity and Cosmology, Black Holes. Loads of...
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Other

Ic Teachers: Shapes, Circles (Basic)

For Students 5th - 9th Standards
This basic website will give you lots of information about circles. There are also some questions to test your circle knowledge.
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National Institute of Educational Technologies and Teacher Training (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion: Los Numerous Reales

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In this module you will learn about rational and irrational numbers.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Area of a Circle

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students find the area of a circle given its radius or diameter. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Area of a Circle

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students find the area of a circle given the radius or the diameter. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Area of a Circle

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students find the area of a circle given the radius or the diameter. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Area of a Circle

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students calculate the area of circles and the area of sectors of circles by using given information and formulas. Students examine guided notes,...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Circumference

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this lesson students calculate a circle's circumference. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and attempt practice...
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University of Virginia

Basic Ideas in Greek Mathematics

For Students 9th - 10th
This page discusses some of the mathematical problems addressed by some famous Greek mathematicians, including Zeno, Archimedes, and Eudoxus.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Zu Chongzhi

For Students 9th - 10th
The University of St. Andrews offers a biography of Zu Chongzhi, a Chinese astronomer and mathematician.
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Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Algebra Review: Pi

For Students 9th - 10th
Find a quick, concise explanation of Pi. Examples are given and clearly explained.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Circumference

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] This concept teaches students how to calculate the circumference of a circle. Students examine guided notes, review guided practice, watch instructional videos and...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Algebra: Properties of Rational Numbers

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Recognize and identify irrational numbers and the set of real numbers
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Geometry: Pi

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Identify pi as the ratio of a circle's diameter to a circle's circumference.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Conversion of Decimals, Fractions, and Percent

For Students 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Understand, identify and find equivalent forms of rational numbers
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: Comparison of Rational Numbers

For Students 7th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Compare and order rational numbers on a number line and by using inequality symbols
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Pi

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students will determine Pi by exploring the points on a circle. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Pi

For Students 6th - 8th
Explains what Pi is and how it is calculated. Gives suggestions for how to calculate it yourself and a tip for remembering it to nine decimal places. Includes a set of practice questions.
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BBC

Bbc: Bitesize Review Circle Introduction

For Students 5th - 9th
Do you need to learn about Pi, circumference, or the area of a circle or just have a quick refresher about them? This British web site will take you through the basics and offers a quick on-line test to help you check your understanding.
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Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Irrational Approximations

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Providing one instructional activity, one practice exercise, and two teacher resources, the information at this website is geared toward young scholars who already understand rational and irrational numbers. The instructional activity...
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TOPS Learning Systems

Top Science: Pi Graph [Pdf]

For Students 6th - 8th
An activity where students explore and graph the relationship between the diameter and the circumference of a circle.
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Purple Math

Purplemath: "The Bible Says Pi = 3"

For Students 9th - 10th
Shows how a simple reading from the Bible proves that the Judeo-Christian value of 'pi' is about 3.14 and not 3.
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University of St. Andrews (UK)

University of St. Andrews: Johann Heinrich Lambert

For Students 9th - 10th
This page, which is provided by the University of St Andrews, offers a short biography on Johann Heinrich Lambert, a French-German mathematician (1728-1777.) It discusses his life and his contributions to mathematics.