Lesson Plan: Circumference of a Circle Mathematics
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to measure and calculate the circumference of a circle.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- measure the circumference of a circle in a variety of ways,
- deduce that the circumference divided by the diameter is always equal to ,
- state the formulas and for the circumference of a circle, where is the diameter and is the radius,
- calculate the circumference of a circle by approximating as 3.14 or .
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- naming the parts of a circle.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- the area of a circle.
