Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Developing Formulas for Circles and Regular Polygons
Formulas and procedures for finding the area and circumference are not provided on this handout, so it will be best used as a practice of already-acquired skills. It is a well-rounded assignment, however, as it includes diagrams,...
Healthy Native Youth
Chapter 5: Learning About HIV/AIDS/STI's and Hepatitis Transmission
Middle schoolers delve deep into facts about HIV, AIDS, Hepatitis, and other STI's by way of discussion and a hands-on activity. Scholars ask and discuss questions anonymously using a Question Box. Two experiments showcase the...
Curated OER
Collaborative Literature Circle For the 21st Century
Using ichat or Edmodo 4th -6th graders participate in an inter-school literature circle. Students from two different schools pair up online through ichat and use a blog to conduct a book circle. This lesson is wonderful; it fully...
Teach Engineering
The Energy Problem
Think you can solve the energy problem? You'll first need to know about current energy use. Analyzing a set of circle graphs lets scholars see where energy consumption is the greatest, both by sector and by household use. They develop a...
CK-12 Foundation
Linear Equations: Deep Dish Pizza
Explore the volume of solids with a real-life connection. Learners calculate the volume of a deep-dish slice of pizza to determine its price. They model the slice as a part of a cylinder and create a formula for calculating the cost.
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Pizza Possibilities
Students create and interpret line plots, bar graphs, and circle graphs. The lesson assumes mastery of conversions from fraction to decimal to percent, construction of angles, and at least an introduction to graphs displaying data.
Curated OER
Patterns, Patterns, Patterns
Create geometric art in your classroom. Learners use a ruler to mark lines on their paper, they then trace a lid to create a series of circles. They color in each circle using two tones or colors to create an interesting visual...
Curated OER
Cap-It to the Max
Eighth graders compare the volume of three cylinders constructed from the same size sheet of paper. They use concrete and graphical models to derive formulas for finding perimeter, circumference, area, and volume of two and three...
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Fill and Wrap It Up
Middle schoolers find the surface area and volume of the solid figures by measuring the length and the height of each face and base. They use concrete models to derive formulas for finding perimeter, circumference, area, surface area,...
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Finding Areas of Triangles, Rectangles, and Circles
Students find the areas of geometric shapes. In this geometry lesson students find and measure the sides, perimeters, and areas of quadrilaterals, triangles, and circles. Students relate the measures to the others by using formulas.
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Finding the Area Under A Curve with Random Probability
Students explore the concept of area under a curve. For this area under a curve lesson, students find the area under a curve using the Monte Carlo method using random points and probability. Students calculate the area under the same...
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Area of Triangle using the Semi-Perimeter and Radius
Students investigate the properties of circles. For this geometry lesson, students calculate the area and perimeter of a triangle. They identify the perimeter and radius length of a circle.
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Geometric Probablitiy: Spinners and Dartboards
Slearners explore and analyze the properties of geometric areas. In this geometry lesson, 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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Diameter, Radius and Area
Students calculate the diameter, radius and area of a circle. In this geometry lesson plan, students investigate the different ratios of a circle. They calculate the surface are of each circle.
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Match The Graph Circles
High Schoolers engage in a study of circles and graphs that are related with the focus upon finding the center and radius. The lesson plan includes the suggestion of giving homework using circle problems before this one to create...
Curated OER
Exploring Area/Perimeter Through Coordinate Geometry
Pupils explore area and perimeter through coordinate geometry using student literature, hands-on manipulatives, and the Internet.
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Let's Gather Around the Circle
Scholars explore the relationship between circumference and diameter. Groups of learners measure the diameter and circumference of round objects and record their data on a given worksheet. They then input the data into their graphing...
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Area of 2D Shapes
In this area worksheet, students commence solving for area of squares and rectangles, and continue to parallelograms and triangles, and continue again to rhombi and trapezoids and finish with circles, polygons, and shaded...
Curated OER
Finding the Circumference and Area of a Circle
Sixth graders discover what circumference is. In this measurement lesson, 6th graders identify the radius and diameter of different circles. Students discover how to find the area of a circle using the radius and diameter.
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Ara of Circles
Young scholars identify the differentiate the different properties of circles and parallelograms. In this geometry lesson, students calculate the area of each solid and identify the formula. They relate Pi to the circumference of a circle.
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The Circle's Measure
Students explore circumference and diameter. In this math lesson plan, students apply their knowledge of circumference and diameter to solve mathematical riddles. Students apply this knowledge to find circumference and diameter of...
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Introductory to Area (Squares, Rectangles, and Triangles)
Middle schoolers explore the concept of finding area. In this finding area lesson, students use knowledge of area of triangles to find area of squares and rectangles. Middle schoolers find area of irregular figures by breaking the...
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Measurement: Cylinders
Math scholars observe and demonstrate how to calculate the surface area and volume of cylinders. They analyze pictures of various cylinders on a handout, solve problems on two worksheets independently, and discuss the answers to the...
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The Big Circle
Young scholars explore geography by participating in a mapping activity. In this concentric ring lesson, students utilize a poster board, string and markers to identify their current location within the entire world. Young scholars write...