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Measuring circles

Students explore the radius, diameter and area of circles and learn how to apply this knowledge to solve problems. (Note: some of the units used are imperial, not metric.)

Additional details
Year level(s)	Year 7, Year 8
Audience	Teacher
Purpose	Assessment task
Format	Web page
Teaching strategies and pedagogical approaches	Feedback
Curriculum alignment
Strand and focus	Measurement
Topics	Angles and geometric reasoning
AC: Mathematics (V9.0) content descriptions	AC9M7M03 Describe the relationship between π and the features of circles including the circumference, radius and diameter AC9M8N01 Recognise irrational numbers in applied contexts, including square roots and Π
Numeracy progression	Understanding units of measurement (P9)
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Organisation	Illustrative Mathematics
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