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Susu Saba
Professor Zemsteff
ELED 310
November 13, 2014
Final Lesson Plan
Name _________________________________________ Section: ELED 310-_____

Math Content: Geometry

Topic: Area of a Circle

Grade Level: 7th grade

Lesson Duration: 50 minutes

Common Core Standards (CCS)

CC.7.G.4: Solve real-life and mathematical problems involving angle measure, area, surface
area, and volume. Know the formulas for the area and circumference of a circle and use them to
solve problems; give an informal derivation of the relationship between the circumference and
area of a circle.
Objectives Students will be able to
- Define and review the center, radius, diameter, and circumference of a circle.
- Estimate the square unites of the area of a circle by counting the square units of a circle
- Form the equation of an area of a circle and use the formula to solve problems.

Materials
1. Snap-it Bracelets

2. Poster notes and

worksheets

3. Students Math
journals

4. Scissors

5. Tape

6. Pencils

7. Dry erase makers

8. White board / Elmo

Academic Language: Formulas, Terms & Definitions

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Terms

Definition

Formula

Center

The point in the center of the

circle

NO FORMULA

Diameter

The distance from one side of

the center to the side of the
circle, passing through the
center.

d=2xr

Radius

The distance from the center to

the side of the circle. (half a
diameter)

r=d/2

Circumference

The distance around a circle

C = 2 x pi x r

Pi

( ) The ratio of the circles

circumference to its diameter. It
is the same number for all
circles. It is an irrational number,
meaning the decimal go on
infinitely. It can be rounded to
3.14

pi = C / d

Area

The space that is inside the circle A = pi r^2

or

A = pi x r x r

Warm-Up Problem/Answer
Students will complete one question in their math journals independently as they enter class.
Question: Ben draws two figures a box and a circle inside a box. The boxes sides are 8 by 8. He
makes sure the circle touches each side of the square. Which has a greater area, the whole box or
the circle in the box? How many squares cover the whole box? How many squares cover the
whole circle?
Answer: The box has an area of 64 square units. The circle has an estimated area of 44 square
units.
Show work:

PROCEDURE:

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Introduction:
Situation- I went swimming at my friends pool this summer; her pool is a circular shape
swimming pool. Melissa told me that her pool is 10 meters in diameter. There is an upcoming
thunderstorm and Melissa needs to buy a new cover for her pool, how much fabric does she need
to buy to cover her circular pool entirely?
I will give my students 6 minutes to work in their groups to solve the situation.
Development:
Students will already know how to solve for the radius and diameter of a circle.
After students discussed in their groups, we will go over the problem together as a class.
I will not ask the students to give me their answers. That is something they will check if they got
right or wrong after we go over the problem. I will begin by asking them: What are we looking
for in the problem? What does the fabric represent?
Students will answer that they are looking for how much fabric they will need to cover the
circular pool, and the fabric represents the area of the circle.
Work Process and procedure:
Step 1: I will draw the circle on the board.

Step 2: I will add the diameter in the circle.

Step 3: I will ask the students to tell me what the radius of the circle is. (The radius is half of the
diameter) I will ask them to draw in all the possible radii inside the circle there can be.

Step 4: I will ask the students to show me where the circumference of the circle is? (The
circumference of a circle is the distance around it.

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Step 5: I will ask the students, what if we cut this circle in half? (We will have a 1/2 a
circumference on top and 1/2 a circumference on bottom.) (At this point cut out a piece of circle
to show this in class over an overhead.)

Step 6: Then separating the pieces so the circumference looks like a straight line? Notice that the
pieces have a triangle shape to them. (Take the first half of the circle and line them up and the
second half and line them up under the first half)

Step 7: Now put the pieces together. Ask the students What do you see? They should answer a
parallelogram!

Step 8: Ask them a review questionwhat is the formula of a parallelogram? How do we figure
out the area of a parallelogram?
Formula is: A = base x height or A = b x h
Step 9: When we stretched out the circle and made it into a straight line, the shape looks like a
parallelogram. What is our base? What is our height?
Base = 1/2 Circumference

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Height = radius

Step 10: What does this mean? What can the formula of the circle be?
Area of a circle is = 1/2 x Circumference x radius
We can substitute the formula for circumference in the equation! What is the formula of a
circumference?
C = 2 x pi x r
Area of a circle = 1/2 x 2 x pi x r x r
Step 11: This equation is a little too big! How can we condense it? What are we going to do?
COMBINE LIKE TERMS! The two radii become r ^2 and the (1 /2 x 2) cancels out (becomes a
one) and all that you are left with is pi.

Area of a circle = pi x r ^2
Step 12: Now that we have figured out the formula of an area of a circle we can figure out how
much fabric is needed to cover the pool!

Guided Practice: Pass out 2 problems that students will do using the formula of an area of a
circle.
Name________________________

Date_________________
Area of a Circle

Directions: Using the formula that we just went over, solve these three problems. You may have
to solve for the diameter, radius, or circumference before solving for the area. Remember to
always include your square units! Use your notes for help and dont be shy to raise your hand if
you need help!

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1) Find the area of the clock.

Radius:________
Diameter:___________
Area:_____________

2) Find the Area of the cookie.

Radius: ____________
Circumference: _______________
Area:_____________

Answers: #1=
#2=
Closure (verbal questions):
I will ask students:
1) What is the Area of a circle? (A = pi x r ^2)
2) What were the two ways you can solve for Area of a circle? (1. by counting 2. by using the
formula).
3) What past information did we use to solve the formula of an area of a circle? (The area of a
parallelogram)
4) What is the area of a parallelogram? (A = base x height)
5) What is half of a diameter? (A radius)
Differentiated Instruction (Adaptations): I will differentiate instructions for my ESL, LD and
gifted students that way they feel comfortable when learning the lesson and not feel pressured to
do something they cannot do. I will provide help when walking around in the class for my ESL

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and LD learners, and I will try to challenge my gifted students by asking them critical thinking
problems.
Homework: (Are on the back labeled Homework with answer sheet) Students have to complete
2 worksheets.
Assessment:
- Student appropriately answered Closure questions (informal)
- Observe students work in their groups solving the warm-up and lead-in activity (informal)
- Students will accurately estimate in the warm-up and actually solve for the area of a circle in
Guided Practice (informal)
- Students successfully defined the vocabulary in todays lesson (formal)
- Students accurately counted and estimated the number of squares in the area (formal)

Evaluation Task -10 Question QUIZ

Name________________________

Date________________

Area of a Circle Quiz

Directions: Fill in, solve, and circle the correct answer.
Name
1. Diameter

2. Radius

Definition

Formula

Draw a sketch

2 examples

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Name

Definition

Formula

Draw a sketch

2 examples

3. Circumference

4. Area

5. True or False: When solving for area of a circle, we can stretch out the circle and make it into
a shape of a Parallelogram?
6. True or False: Is the formula A = pi x r^2 the same as A = pi x r x r ?
Solve for the Area for numbers 7 - 10
7.

8.

9.

10.
Answer Key -answer sheet for quiz that shows all work for solutions:
Name________________________
Date________________
Area of a Circle Quiz
Directions: Fill in, solve, and circle the correct answer.
Name

Definition

Formula

1. Diameter

The distance from one

side of the circle to the
other, passes through
the center.

d=2xr

2. Radius

The distance from the

center to the side of the
circle. (half a diameter)

r=d/2

Draw a sketch

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Name

Definition

Formula

3. Circumference

The distance around the C = 2 x pi x r or

circle.
C = pi x d

4. Area

The space that is inside

the circle.

Draw a sketch

A = pi x r^2

5. True or False: When solving for area of a circle, we can stretch out the circle and make it into
a shape of a Parallelogram?
6. True or False: Is the formula A = pi x r^2 the same as A = pi x r x r ?
Solve for the Area for numbers 7 - 10
7.

8.

9.

10.
Technology Connection
This lesson is the introduction to learning about Area of a circle. The only technology used in the
class was the Elmo or over-head when presenting the notes, and the students calculators when
they solved their answers.
Reflection/Next Steps
a) For students to advance/move forward: Did I answer all my students questions? Where my
students able to understand the main concept of the lesson?
b) For remediation: Did I move at a good pace? Do I need to go over this one more time
tomorrow to make sure students are on the right track or can I move on with harder problems?
Should I include more group work activities? Did I do a good job teaching more than one way to
find the area of a circle?
References:

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enVision Math, Scott Foresman- Addison Wesley envisionmath, for 6th grade
Geometry Common Core, Pearson, for 9-12th grade
Used Google to look up the definitions of the terms
Used printable worksheets from www.mathworksheets4kids.com and www.mathdrills.com