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CK-12 Foundation

Particle Tracks

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
Did you know physicists can identify new particles by observing the path they take in a particle accelerator? Scholars explore the variables that determine the direction and radius of the circular path different particles take. They...
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National Nanotechnology Infrastructure Network

What’s In Your Neighborhood?

For Teachers K - 12th
Chart your way to an understanding of nanoscale. Using a Google map, learners estimate a radius around their location of 1,000 and 1,000,000 meters. Predicting what 1,000,000,000 meters would look like takes them off the charts!...
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PBS

Data Plots of Exoplanet Orbital Properties

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Scientists discovered the first exoplanet in 1995 and by early 2018, they confirmed the existence of more than 3,700—that's a lot of data! As part of the PBS 9-12 Space series, scholars interpret data about exoplanets. They compare...
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Radford University

Maximizing Light Through a Window

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
Let there be plenty of light. For a perimeter of 10 feet, scholars determine the maximum area of a window composed of a rectangle and a semicircle. They draw diagrams and then write and solve equations to find the height and radius for...
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Las Cumbres Observatory

Measure the Age of Ancient Cosmic Explosions

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Supernova explosions mark the end of a star's life. Guide the class through an investigation that uses data to calculate the age of a supernova remnant. Using provided data and online software, they analyze data to determine the radius...
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Las Cumbres Observatory

Star In a Box (Paper-Based)

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Do stars age gracefully? Young astronomers use colored paper and data on luminosity and temperature to model the changes of a star during its lifetime. They then compare models of stars of different mass and radii. 
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Virginia Department of Education

Atomic Structure: Periodic Table

For Teachers 9th - 12th
The fifth lesson of seven in the series outlines an in-depth analysis of the periodic table. After direct instruction, pupils take turns practicing in the group before beginning independent study. The assessments include a...
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Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies

Circumference & Area Worksheet 3

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
You can't go wrong with this series of practice problems about circumference and area. The answer keys are provided, so you can use some or all of the problems without needing to worry about solving beforehand. Some problems have your...
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Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies

Circumference & Area Worksheet 1

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
Don't stress about creating your own problems and use this series of circumference and area worksheets. The problems ask pupil to plug diameter and radius into the formula to solve for area or circumference. The problems also have...
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Mrs. Glosser's Math Goodies

Circumference & Area Worksheet 2

For Students 6th - 9th Standards
With plenty of problems to chose from, this series of worksheets provides you different types of area and circumference problems. Your learners can plug diameter and radius in to solve, or they can work backward when the area or...
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Curated OER

Cylinder: Teacher Notes

For Students 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers construct a basic cylinder out of a piece of paper, then answer seven questions about their cylinder. Questions have to do with measurement, volume, radius, etc.
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Curated OER

Volume of a Cylinder

For Teachers 8th - 10th
Middle and high schoolers calculate the volume of cylinders. They measure the height, radius and diameter of cylinders. Following given formulas, students calculate the area and volume of the cylinder. They compare cylinders and predict...
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Curated OER

Length of a Line Segment - Distance

For Students 8th - 9th
Pupils determine the distance between two given points. They use the distance formula to determine line length, as well as the length of the radius of a circle. The Pythagorean Theorem may also be used to determine line length. This...
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Curated OER

Geometry, Pi, and Ancient Civilizations

For Teachers 8th - 9th
By working together, pairs of students will complete a Pi webquest. Using the internet, they examine the ways people in the Ancient Civilizations of Egypt, Babylonia and Greece used Pi. To end the lesson, they review the concepts of...
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Curated OER

Fun Bones

For Teachers 3rd - 6th
Use the hokey pokey music to teach the names of some of the major bones in the human body. Circle up, put on the music, and put your right radius in. Use this in an anatomy class to spice things up a bit!
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Curated OER

Geometry Worksheets - Volume of Cylinders

For Students 9th - 12th
In this online math worksheet, students determine the volume of cylinders given their dimensions. This excellent resource allows the students to check their answers, and to get "hints" should they run into difficulties. A terrific...
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Curated OER

Geometry Glencoe Chapter 13 Test

For Students 8th - 12th
In this Geometry Chapter 13 review worksheet, students complete 20 multiple choice questions and 1 bonus question regarding volume, dilation, and midpoint and distance between points of 3D objects.
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Curated OER

Three Tangent Circles

For Students 9th - 12th
In this tangent circles worksheet, students use pi to solve a problem involving tangent circles.  This one-page worksheet contains 1 problem.  The answer is provided at the bottom of the page.
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Curated OER

Graphs of Circles

For Students 10th
In this graphs of circles worksheet, 10th graders solve 10 different problems that include the graphs of circles with various measurements. First, they write the equation of a circle whose diameter is a given number and whose center is...
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Curated OER

Volume and Surface Area

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this volume and surface area worksheet, students find the volume in each of the ten problems listed and write their measurements in terms of the larger amount. They find the volume of a sphere, a rectangular solid, and a cylinder....
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Curated OER

The Tower of Hanoi

For Students 8th - 12th
In this Hanoi problem, students explore the movement of eight circular discs fastened to a stand, all of different sizes.  Students find the smallest number of moves necessary to stack the discs from the largest to the...
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Curated OER

Numerical Analysis: Introduction to Root Finding

For Students Higher Ed
For this introduction to root finding worksheet, students write equations to solve distance problems. They explore the bisection method of Bolzano. This four-page worksheet contains approximately ten problems.
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Curated OER

Perimeter of Circle Worksheet

For Students 6th - 9th
For this perimeter worksheet, students find the perimeter of a circle.  This two-page worksheet contains 4 problems.  Answers are provided on the last page.
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Curated OER

Tangents and Circles

For Students 10th
In this tangents and circles learning exercise, 10th graders solve 10 different problems that include various tangents and circles. First, they determine in each diagram whether the segments shown are tangents or not. Then, students...

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