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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Praxis Core Math: Circles Lesson

For Students 9th - 10th
A basic review of circles and how to calculate the circumference, radius, diameter, and area. Includes practice questions.
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Other

Nearpod: Circles & Pi

For Students 7th
In this lesson plan, 7th graders will learn vocabulary associated with circles and use formulas to find the area and circumference of circles.
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E-learning for Kids

E Learning for Kids: Math: World of Fish: Geometry

For Students 5th - 6th
Students will play an interactive game to identify the circumference, radius, center, and diameter of circles.
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Sphere Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
This online calculator will calculate the 3 unknown values of a sphere given any 1 known variable including radius r, surface area A, volume V and circumference C. It will also give the answers for volume, surface area, and circumference...
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Cornell University

Cornell University: Astronomy: Eratosthenes

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn how Greek mathematician Eratosthenes used geometry to estimate the circumference of the Earth.
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Science Struck

Science Struck: A Scientific Explanation to What Causes Day and Night

For Students 4th - 8th
Explains how the rotation and the axial tilt of the Earth are responsible for the phenomenon of day and night. Provides information about the Sun, the solar system, and the Earth, and how the circumference of the Earth was first measured...
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Wolfram Research

Wolfram Math World: Circle

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This site from Mathworld provides a wealth of information about circles is presented. The information ranges from the basics--radius, circumference, etc.--to advanced concepts--equations in polar and pedal coordinates, etc.
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Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Diameter,circumference,radius & the Discovery of Pi

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site provides a good project for young scholars to use to explore the circumference of a circle.
Activity
Ministry of Education and Universities of the Region of Murcia (Spain)

Ministerio De Educacion Y Ciencia: Circunferencia Y Circulo: Longitudes Y Areas

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Reinforce your knowledge of the circumference and the area of a circle with these activities. [Requires Java.]
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Circles

For Teachers 6th - 8th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart has information and practice regarding finding area and circumference of circles.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Circles and Angles

For Teachers 6th - 9th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] In this flipchart students practice identifying parts of a circle, measure angles, and practice solving area and circumference problems.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Cylinder Volume

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains activities and instructions for students on how to solve for the volume of a cylinder and finding the circumference of a circle.
Activity
University of Cambridge

University of Cambridge: Nrich: Watching the Wheels Go `Round and `Round

For Students 3rd - 8th
Use the formula for the circumference of a circle to solve the challenge of this problem. The solution is available at this one page website.
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Circle Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this circle calculator to find the area, circumference, radius, or diameter of a circle. Given any one variable A, C, r or d of a circle you can calculate the other three unknowns.
Article
Mocomi & Anibrain Digital Technologies

Mocomi: What Is Circle?

For Students 2nd - 8th
Discusses the radius, diameter, circumference, and area of a circle.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Area of a Circle

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
Find the area of a circle given its radius, diameter, or circumference. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Let's Take a Slice of Pi

For Teachers 4th - 5th
Working as a team, students discover that the value of pi (3.1415926) is a constant and applies to all different sized circles. The team builds a basic robot and programs it to travel in a circular motion. A marker attached to the robot...
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Why Do Soccer Balls Get Flat Science Fair Project

For Teachers 2nd
Discover what happens to the circumference of a balloon when it is placed in dry ice, kept at room temperature, and when it is warmed by a hairdryer.
Activity
Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: Collaborative Projects

For Students 9th - 10th
Using a variety of science topics, these projects link your class with classes around the world in data collection and analysis. There are projects recommended for all grade levels. Begin dates and end dates are listed to help in...
Activity
Varsity Tutors

Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Geometry in the Plane

For Students 9th - 10th
Twenty-four problems presented on a variety of Plane Geometry topics. They are given with each step to the solution cleverly revealed one at a time. You can work each step of the problem then click the "View Solution" button to check...
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Center for Innovation in Engineering and Science Education, Stevens Institute of Technology

Ciese: K 12 Education Curriculum: Online Classroom Projects

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site presents projects for individual classrooms and collaborative projects that can be done with other classes or schools. Most of these are science projects.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

Nctm: Figure This: Math Challenges for Families

For Students 2nd - 8th
Students, teachers, and parents alike will enjoy this challenging math site. It contains a clever brain teaser section plus creative problems related to algebra, geometry, measurement, numbers, statistics, and probability. A Spanish...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Changes in Gas Volume/gas Laws

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this activity young scholars will observe how temperature affects different types of gases. First students will blow up a round balloon. They will need to measure the circumference in centimeters of the fattest part of the balloon....
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Mr. Martini's Classroom

Mr. Martini's Classroom: Circles Geometry Review

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This resource provides two levels of multiple choice questions to review the parts of a circle as well as area and perimeter.

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