Math Words
Math Words: Sector of a Circle
This site offers a picture and short discussion of a sector of a circle. The site contains a link to the area of a sector of a circle in both degrees and radians. There are links to related words.
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....
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: G C, G Srt Setting Up Sprinklers
In this task, students must decide where to place sprinklers on a lawn so that the maximum area of the lawn will be watered. To solve it, they must find areas of sectors of circles and use trigonometric ratios to solve right triangles....
Curated OER
Circle Picture
This site provides definitions for different parts of a circle, pictures to more clearly represent formulas involving circles. Some of the formulas discussed include: area of a circle, area of a sector of a cirles, circumference, length...
Curated OER
Parametric Unit Circle
This site provides definitions for different parts of a circle, pictures to more clearly represent formulas involving circles. Some of the formulas discussed include: area of a circle, area of a sector of a cirles, circumference, length...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Definition of Circumference
Definition of circumference. Click the "here's more" link to learn more about a circle; its radius and diameter, area, lines, slices and common sectors.