Cool circle patterns! To investigate patterns of shading in circles, learners use the values for specific examples of the pattern to generate a verbal rule for the arrangement.

Concepts

circles, area of circles, ratios, patterns

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Have learners investigate other circle patterns

Classroom Considerations

• You can easily modify the task for middle school as no algebra is necessary
• The task can be repurposed as a class activity

Pros

• High quality figures engage learners and clarify information
• Resource includes an answer key

Cons

• None

Common Core

7.G.B.4 HSA-SSE.A.1.a HSA-SSE.A.1.b HSA-SSE.A.2 MP2 MP3 MP6 MP7