Math Curriculum
Level D
Unit: Geometry
Lesson 7.3.7 Exploring the Area of a Circle
Instructor Materials
- Teacher guide
- Slides
- Practice Problems resource
- Estimating Areas of Circles resource
- CCRS standard: 7.RP.2a
- Learning goal: Create a table and a graph that represent the relationship between the diameter and area of circles of various sizes, and justify (using words and other representations) that this relationship is not proportional. Estimate the area of a circle on a grid by decomposing and approximating it with polygons.
- 7.3 Assessments and Related Lessons
Student Materials
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