Illustrative Mathematics
Stained Glass
A complex question looking for the total cost of a stained glass window by calculating area and circumference of a circle. With detailed components, this activity will challenge your designers to figure out if they have enough money to...
Mrs. Burke's Math Page
The Amazing Pi Race
Add a sense of excitement to your math class with this race across the country. Using their knowledge of all things circular, young mathematicians work in pairs answering a series of pi-related word problems as they hop from one city to...
Curated OER
Inscribing a Square in a Circle
Inscribing a square in a circle brings up a number of interesting geometry topics including triangle congruence and how to prove a quadrilateral is a square. This activity is followed up by finding the area of the square and determining...
Mrs. Burke's Math Page
Let Them Eat Pi
Looking for a fun and creative way to celebrate Pi Day? Then this is the resource for you. From a scavenger hunt and trivia contest to PowerPoint presentations and skills practice worksheets, this collection of materials is a...
Illustrative Mathematics
Hexagonal Pattern of Beehives
Young geometers and biologists investigate the math of nature in an activity that is just the bee's knees. Participants will study the tessellations of hexagons in a beehive, along with the natural rationale behind the specific shape....
Curated OER
Math Games for Skills and Concepts
A 27-page packet full of math games and activities builds on algebra, measurement, geometry, fractional, and graphing skills. Young mathematicians participate in math games collaboratively, promoting teamwork and skills practice.
Illustrative Mathematics
Overlapping Squares
The objective of this activity is to find the percent of the area of a two squares overlapping. Mathematicians find the ratio of area for the part that overlaps to the rectangle formed. The final answer is a percent as a rate per 100....
Teach Engineering
Stay in Shape
Using their knowledge of right triangles, pupils find out how far a ship is from a light house. Class members determine how far around the world a ship would be sailing at a constant speed.
Illustrative Mathematics
Toilet Roll
Potty humor is always a big hit with the school-age crowd, and potty algebra takes this topic to a whole new level. Here the class develops a model that connects the dimensions (radii, paper thickness, and length of paper) of a...
Oswego City School District
Regents Exam Prep Center: Circles: Area of Sectors and Segments
Material to supplement classroom instruction on sectors and segments of circles. Find guidelines on how to find the area of sectors and segments, as well as a multiple-choice quiz, and an activity idea called "Sectors and Pizza."
Maths Challenge
Maths challenge.net: Semi Circle Lunes
A lune of a circle is defined and a problem of finding the area of two lunes is given.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Thinking in (Semi )Circles: The Area of the Arbelos
The arbelos is the white-shaded region between the three semicircles in the illustration at right. In this project, you'll prove an interesting method for determining the area of the arbelos.
Maths Challenge
Maths challenge.net: Rectangular Circles
An area problem involving finding the area of a rectangle and a circle. The problem may be made into a general proof as well.
Analyze Math
Analyze Math: Overlapping Circles Problem
Try this problem - find the area of the overlapping region of two overlapping circles. You need to find the region of each segment, then add them up. This site gives the problem and a detailed written solution. Good problem for sharp...
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: Web Math: Find Out Things About Circles
This WebMath site will assist with finding the radius, diameter, circumference, and area of a circle.
Texas Instruments
Texas Instruments: Circles: Circumference and Area
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.]
Varsity Tutors
Varsity Tutors: Hotmath: Practice Problems: Geometry in the Plane
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...
Math Is Fun
Math Is Fun: Circle Sector and Segment
Learn about the "two main 'slices' of a circle" called a sector and a segment, and see how you can calculate the area of a sector or segment using trigonometry.
Analyze Math
Analyze Math: Sectors and Circles Problems
Try these three problems regarding area of sectors, length of arcs, and central angles. The problems will challenge and intrigue sharp geometry students. Detailed written solutions are included.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Examining Circles: Area of a Circle
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use the radius and diameter to determine the area of a circle. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Area of a Circle: Hula Hoop Radius
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students use the radius and diameter to determine the area of a circle. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Area of a Circle: Campsite
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are given the radius and diameter to solve for the area of a circle. Click challenge me for practice problems and click learn more to watch a video.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Area of Sectors and Segments: Pacman Area
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students are to determine the area of the shaded region between two radii. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Area of Composite Shapes
[Free Registration/Login Required] Students explore how to break down shapes to determine the area of a figure. Click challenge me to answer practice questions and click learn more to watch a video.