Exploring the Diameter and Circumference of Circles
This multimedia mathematics resource demonstrates how circles can be found all around us. An interactive activity allows students to explore the value of pi by investigating the relationship between circumference and diameter. A print activity is provided.
- Topics:
- Space and Geometry, Circles
- Type:
- Interactive, Video
- The Australian Curriculum:
- Number and Algebra, Real numbers, Year 8 Investigate the concept of irrational numbers, including pi, Measurement and Geometry, Using units of measurement, Year 8 Investigate the relationship between features of circles such as circumference, area, radius
- NSW 7-10 Syllabus:
- MS Measurement, MS4.1 Perimeter and Area
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