Curated OER
Fitness Speedway
Students participate in push-ups, crunches, jumping jacks, curls with dynabands, and different inverted balances.
Curated OER
Exploring Shapes
Students practice moving over shapes they have designed. They work on trying to travel around the shapes while practicing their jumping and landing patterns.
Curated OER
A Real Difference
Fifth graders use the Celsius and Fahrenheit thermometers to compare temperature readings. They use the Internet to find the temperatures of selected cities. After data is collected for five days, 5th graders graph the temperatures.
Curated OER
Make Your Own Shape Puzzles
Students create their own shape puzzles. They practice putting puzzle pieces together so they fit correctly. They classify and sort the different shapes as they finish the puzzle.
Curated OER
Decoding Information From the Catalog
Fifth graders identify the parts of a print catalog record as a way to find information and the location of a book in the media center. They complete a worksheet about decoding a catalog record, complete a Mad Libs activity online, and...
Curated OER
Bones or No Bones?
Students move to music and study bones and their purpose. When the music plays slow, gentle sounds the students have NO bones and their bodies are like Jello or an egg that has been cracked open on the floor . When the music changes...
OER Commons
Oer Commons: Area of a Circle
Seventh graders will compare the formula for the area of a regular polygon to discover the formula for the area of a circle.
PBS
Pbs Mathline: Bubble Mania Lesson Plan [Pdf]
Determine the area, diameter, and circumerfence of a bubble residue by creating a soap solution and blowing bubbles.
Other
Nearpod: Circles: Area and Circumference
In this lesson on circles, 7th graders will learn how to find the area and circumference of circles, semicircles, and compound shapes using formulas.
Other
Nearpod: Circles & Pi
In this lesson, 7th graders will learn vocabulary associated with circles and use formulas to find the area and circumference of circles.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.g the Circumference of a Circle and the Area
In this lesson plan, 7th graders determine the circumference and area of a circle.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.g,rp Measuring the Area of a Circle
In this lesson plan, 7th graders answer word problems to determine the area of a circle.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.g Eight Circles
In this lesson plan, 7th graders use their knowledge of formulas to determine the area and circumference of a circle.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Arc Lengths and Sector Areas
Learners will work in cooperative groups to discover the relationships between arc length, central angle measure, and circumference. They will also discover the relationship between circle area, central angle measures, and sector area....
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Area and Perimeter of Various Polygons
In this lesson students will be engaged in an interactive online practice session using area and perimeter. Students will have to use critical thinking skills in order to unlock gates and learn more about the cups in the challenge.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Figure It Out
This is an Internet-based (online) and group discussion lesson. Students will learn the formulas for surface area and volume of cylinders and cones. Students should have previously learned how to determine the area for a circle; however,...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.g Designs
In this lesson plan, 7th graders use the formula for circles to determine the area and perimeter.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Formulas: Targeted Math Instruction
At the end of this lesson plan about formulas, young scholars will be able to identify and apply the correct formula for a given situation, solve for any unknown component of the formulas for perimeter, circumference, and area of regular...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.g Stained Glass
In this lesson plan, 7th graders use formulas for area and circumference to solve the word problem.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Geometric Quilts
Young scholars will use a square to investigate other polygonal shapes that can be formed. Students will work with these polygons to make designs that will later constitute cooperatively designed quilts. The quilts will be made by...
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Multicultural Math Fair: Srinivasa's Spheres
Straightforward lesson that introduces students to pi by letting them measure real objects and solve a challenge problem. Includes instructions and a "Data Sheet" for keeping track of measurements. Available in English and Spanish.