Instruction: Provide a
Exploration: Students will act
as group leaders throughout the Formative Assessment: After stu-
discovery activity and assist dents complete the task of finding
other students as needed. circumference given the diameter,
they’ll be provided a word problem that
High challenges them to find the diameter
Performer given the circumference. Students will
use prior knowledge of solving for a
Formative Assessment: Students variable to complete the task.
will have opportunity to act as a peer
tutor during the task card activity.
Introduction: Draw a picture of a
circle on the board or overhead
projector and review the definitions
for circle, diameter, and radius.
Introduce the concept of circumfer-
ence as perimeter. Say:Today we
are going to find a way to calculate
the circumference when we
know the diameter or radius.
Homework: The assignment will
give opportunity for students to
practice the concept of finding the
circumference and area of a circle.
Homework will be used as a form-
ative assessment to determine
students’ understanding and mas-
tery of the standard.
Formative Assessment: Stu-
dents will participate in a group
activity using task cards to practice
finding circumference and area of
circles. Walk around and observe
as students are working.
Exploration: Provide modified
directions using clear and concise Presentation: Occasionally
verbage. Have a high performer stop the video to clarify and
work with them throughout the emphasize important points.
activity.
Struggling
Students Homework: Allow extra time if
Instruction: Have whole needed.
class repeat the circumference
and area formulas several Formative Assessment: Stop by
times. Allow sufficient time to and assist them in finding the
copy notes. circumference of a circle. Use
guiding words to help them find
one on their own..
Exploration: Stop by and give handout of the notes including
explicit modeling to make sure a few basic examples Have
they understand how to meas- them glue it in their journals.
ure and how to record the meas-
urements. Have a high perform- Special Needs Homework: Allow extra time if
er work with them and guide needed.
them through the activity. Formative Assessment: Stop
by and assist them in finding
the circumference of a circle.
Exploration: Students demonstrate Use guiding words to help them
through discovery the formula for circum- find one on their own..
ference. Students will be given a few
cans and a piece of string. They’ll work
in collaborative groups to wrap the string
around each can, measure the string
length and the diameter of the can, and Presentation: Show Math
write a ratio of the circumference to the Antics video “What is Pi” to
reinforce students’ discovery.
diameter.
Average Performer Instruction: Discuss the rela-
Math: Grade 7 tionship of the circumference of
a circle to its diameter. Have
Standard: NACS.Math.Content.7.G.B.4 students copy notes and exam-
Objectives: Students will understand that pi is the ples in their journal.
ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter.
Students will be able to find the area and circumfer- Formative Assessment: Have
ence of a circle. Students will understand the con- students find the circumference of
nection between the area of a square and the area two circles given the diameter and
of a circle. show work in their journal. Walk
around and observe as students
Instruction: Discuss the rela- are working.
tionship between the area of a
parallelogram and the are of a Exploration: Students demonstrate through
circle. Students will glue the discovery the formula for the area of a circle.
colored paper circle sections in Students will use two paper semi-circles of
their journals and write the different color cut into sections and arranged
formula for finding the area of a in the shape of a parallelogram. Using prior
circle. knowledge of how to find area of a parallelo-
gram, students will discover the radius multi-
plied by 1/2 the circumference equals the
area of a circle.
Exploration: Pair students with a bi-
Instruction: Provide a copy of the
lingual student to work with
notes in native language. Speak slowly
and clearly. Emphasize important vo-
throughout the discovery activi- English cabulary words.
Language
Learners
Homework: Provide copy in Formative Assessment: Stop
native language. Allow extra by and determine if students
time if needed. are understanding the concept
and task they’re asked to per-
form. Assist as needed.