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Krzysztof Haft-Szatynski

Move the Turtle

For Students 1st - 9th
Turtles are not known to be speedy movers, but have you ever tried to get them to move in a specific direction? How about getting them to move in a perfect circle? With this app, young computer programmers have to be on their toes to...
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Exploratorium

Momentum Machine

For Teachers 9th - 12th
If you have a rotating office chair in your classroom, you can have physics pupils participate in this simple, yet effective demonstration of angular momentum. One partner sits in the chair, arms outstretched, holding heavy weights. The...
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Sea World

Arctic Animals

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Discover the coldest animals in the world with a lesson about the Arctic habitat. Kids use a glossary and information sheet about animals found in the Arctic Circle to complete several activities, including tracking the lemming...
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Louisiana History Teachers

If You Give Napoleon a Cookie...

For Teachers 6th - 9th
What fun! To illustrate the concept of appeasement, class members use Napoleon's exploits as the basis of their own illustrated children's book modeled after Laura Numeroff's circular tale, If You Give a Mouse A Cookie. What fun!
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Domain, Range, and Signs of Trigonometric Functions: Sine and Cosine

For Students 10th - 12th Standards
Is there a relationship between the sign of sine and cosine and the angle on the unit circle? Scholars use an interactive to see the value of sine and cosine within different quadrants. they then use the information to determine the...
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Curated OER

Circle Worksheet 1

For Students Pre-K - K
In this circle instructional activity, students trace a set of eight circles. Students then color the circles, which are placed in 4 rows of 2.
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Curated OER

Tracing Circles

For Students 1st
In this shape recognition learning exercise, 1st graders study the various sizes of circles. Students practice tracing different types of circles.
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Curated OER

Parts of the Circle

For Students 5th - 6th
In this parts of a circle worksheet, students correctly identify labeled parts of circles, choosing from diameter, chord, radius or center. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Curated OER

Parts of the Circle

For Students 5th - 6th
In this circles learning exercise, students complete multiple choice questions, determining whether diameter, radius, chord or center is shown on a circle. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Curated OER

Parts of a Circle

For Students 4th - 6th
In this parts of a circle worksheet, students check the correct answer, describing the labeled part of a circle as either diameter, chord, radius or center.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Parts of the Circle

For Students 4th - 6th
In this parts of a circle worksheet, students write symbols with given points to indicate that the points represent, i.e. "radius" etc. 
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Curated OER

Circumference, Diameter, Radius

For Teachers 6th
Sixth graders will determine the circumference, diameter, and radius of a circle. In this circle lesson plan, 6th graders will measure the appropriate amount to find these measurements on circles.
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Curated OER

Same, More, Fewer

For Teachers 1st
In this mathematics worksheet, 1st graders color each circle red and draw one blue circle for each red one. Then they circle more, fewer, or same to identify which circles are which, red and blue.
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Curated OER

Pushing Pivots

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Students calculate the area and diameter length of a circle. In this geometry lesson, students investigate the use of pivots as they review parts of a circle. They create a circle using cardboard and label all the parts.
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Curated OER

Extending Patterns

For Teachers 1st
In this mathematics worksheet, 1st graders draw the shapes that they see in the pattern illustrated. Then they identify which shape comes first, which comes after the circle, and which comes after the square. Students also draw the shape...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Arcs and Chords

For Students 10th
In this arcs and chords activity, 10th graders solve 6 different problems related to determining the arcs and chords of various circles. First, they define the 3 theorems that state the relationships between arcs, chords, and diameters....
Worksheet
Curated OER

Area of Sector and Segment

For Students 10th
In this area of sector and segment worksheet, 10th graders solve and determine the area of 10 different illustrations. First, they determine the area of a shaded sector given the measurements. Then, students determine the area of each...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Tangent Properties

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore properties of tangent lines.  In this properties of tangent lines lesson, students discuss the perpendicular relationship between a tangent line on a circle and the circle's radius.  Students use that...
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Curated OER

Geometric Probablitiy: Spinners and Dartboards

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Sstudents explore and analyze the properties of geometric areas.  In this geometry lesson plan, sstudents use technology to simulate spinners and dartboards in order to fing areas of circles and sectors of circles and compare and...
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Curated OER

Covering and Surrounding

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students develop techniques for estimating the area of a circle and use ideas about area and perimeter to solve practical problems. For this area and perimeter lesson, students apply the concepts of perimeter and area to the solution of...
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Curated OER

The Surface Area of a Cylinder

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students measure the circumference of a cylinder. In this cylinder lesson plan, students use round container lids and flexible rectangles to measure the circumference of the cylinder. They put the shapes together to make their own...
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Curated OER

Initial Fraction Ideas Lesson 1: Overview

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students use the colors in their fraction circles to answer short answer questions about fractions. In this fractions lesson plan, students count the colors of their fraction circles and add them together to make fractions.
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Curated OER

Introducing Trigonometry

For Teachers 11th
Eleventh graders explore the three basic trigonometric functions. In this trigonometry/Algebra II lesson, 11th graders use GeoGebra and the unit circle to define the ratios of sides is a right triangles as they examine the full domain...
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Curated OER

Measuring the Earth

For Teachers 10th - 11th
Students identify types of arcs and angles in a circle, find the measure of arcs and angles, and solve real world problems involving lengths of segments in circles, lengths, and areas.

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