Circumference from Area / Area from Circumference

The students will work through the guided practice problems using their notes and partners as a resource.  These problems mirror the example problems, but also  include problems where 3.14 is used for PI.  I will monitor student work looking for common problems to bring to the attention to the entire class. 

Students now work independently on the next set of problems.  These mirror the work just done, so students who are having difficulty should have several models to refer to.  If I am asked a question, I will first point students to those models from the examples or guided practice. 

The extension problem is included to provide another “real-world” area and circumference task.  Part I requires students to explain their thinking (MP3) .  It requires an attention to precision (MP6) as students must realize that the radius is not the same at all points on the walkway.

Students take an exit ticket.  The first two problems are multiple choice to catch common errors through the distracter items.  Problems 3 and 4 are open ended.