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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes Measuring Around

For Students 5th - 7th
Learners complete an online quiz that tests them on circumference and perimeter. Hints and solutions are included.
Unit Plan
Cuemath

Cuemath: Circles

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Explore everything about circles. Learn various parts of a circle like a diameter, radius, circumference, circles chord, tangent circles, major arc, segment, sector, and discover other interesting aspects of it. Try your hand at solving...
Handout
Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Definition of Circumference

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
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.
Unit Plan
Shmoop University

Shmoop: Basic Geometry: Perimeter and Circumference

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The geometry resource explores perimeter and circumference. Notes, examples, and practice exercises are included.
Interactive
Government of Alberta

Learn Alberta: Exploring the Diameter and Circumference

For Students 9th - 10th
This multimedia site offers a beginner's guide to understanding the relationship between the diameter and circumference of a circle. This Learn Alberta site offers a video [1:44], interactive exercises and printable extended exercises.
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Astronomy: Eratosthenes and Circumference

For Students 9th - 10th
This site, which is provided for by the Cornell University, gives a description of how Eratosthenes used geometry to measure the circumference of the earth.
Activity
BBC

Bbc: Bitesize Review Circle Introduction

For Students 5th - 9th
Do you need to learn about Pi, circumference, or the area of a circle or just have a quick refresher about them? This British web site will take you through the basics and offers a quick on-line test to help you check your understanding.
Activity
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: La Circunferencia

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
In Spanish. In this interactive activity you will get a clear understanding of the definition the circumference of a circle and have fun while learning the relationship between equations and figures.
Interactive
Other

Circles/circumference Interactive Learning Sites for Education

For Students 6th - 8th
Includes record sheets and interactive media exploring circles and circumference from general parts of the circle to the relationship of the circle parts.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Circles: Circumference and Area

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
The idea of perimeter can be applied not only to polygons but to circles as well. The same idea can be said for the area of a circle. (Continued. See "before the activity.") [Requires Adobe Reader.]
Unit Plan
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Area and Parts of Circles

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Practice finding the area or circumference of part of a circle. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Robot Wheels!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students solidify their understanding of the terms "circumference" and "rotation" through the use of LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robotics components. They measure the circumference of robot wheels to determine how far the robot can travel during...
Lesson Plan
OER Commons

Oer Commons: Measuring Circles

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders will measure the circumference and diameter of round things in the classroom and discover the ratio pi. They will see that the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter can be used to solve for the circumference...
Handout
Other

Simple Science: Slice of Pi

For Students 9th - 10th
The interactive tutorial explores the history behind Pi and how to find its value. Students use images of circular objects and find the diameter and circumference to obtain an approximate value of Pi. The resource has an interactive...
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Other

Visnos: Explore Pi

For Students 9th - 10th
This interactive demonstration shows firstly how pi relates to the circumference of a circle. This is achieved using a regular polygon approximation, the closed polygon is opened to reveal this magical number. The area of a circle is...
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Math + Arts: Circle Designs

For Students 6th - 8th
In this lesson, students explore circumference and diameter by creating an abstract design with circles. Media resources and teacher materials are included.
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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Homework Help Independent Practice: Circles

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Get independent practice working with finding the circumference, area and radius of circles. Each incorrect response gets a text box explanation and another try. Correct responses are confirmed.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Simple Ideas Lead to Scientific Discoveries

For Students 9th - 10th
Educator, Adam Savage, shares two astounding examples of profound scientific discoveries that came from simple, creative procedures: Eratosthenes' calculation of the Earth's circumference and Hippolyte Fizeau's measurement of the speed...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Approximation of Pi Using Archimedes' Method

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students can use trigonometric ratios to discover the circumference of regular polygons inscribed within and circumscribed about a circle. These ratios will help approximate a value of pi.
Study Guide
Oswego City School District

Regents Exam Prep Center: Area of Polygons and Circles

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
A lesson focusing on the area of polygons and the circumference of circles. Engaging, interactive practice worksheet, lesson plan, and related classroom activity complete this lesson.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Formulas: Targeted Math Instruction

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
At the end of this lesson plan about formulas, students 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 and...
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Discovering Pi

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students will measure the circumference and diameter of round objects. They will send in their measurements through TI-Navigator and discover the relationship between the circumference and diameter.
Activity
Texas Instruments

Texas Instruments: Circle Around

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
In this activity, students compute the circumference and area of circles. They understand that the ratio of the circumference to the diameter is a value called pi. [Requires Adobe Reader.]
Lesson Plan
Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Circling Around

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
Middle schoolers will calculate the diameter, circumference, and ratio of a real world object. Students will create an electronic slideshow to illustrate the process of determining the diameter, circumference, and ratio of these objects.

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