Sir
Cumference and the Dragon of Pi (A Math Adventure)
Grade Level(s): 3rd Grade – 8th
Grade
Content Area: Process Area:
Numbers
and Operations Problem-Solving
Algebra Reasoning
and Proof
Geometry Communication
Measurement Representation
Data
Analysis, Statistics, and Probability Connections
Common Core Standards:
CCSS.Math.Content.3.MD.D.8 Solve real world and
mathematical problems involving perimeters of polygons, including finding the
perimeter given the side lengths, finding an unknown side length, and
exhibiting rectangles with the same perimeter and different areas or with the
same area and different perimeters.
CCSS.Math.Content.7.G.B.4 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.
Targeted Needs of Student:
Measuring,
understanding the formula for finding circumference, working with numbers such
as pi, reading, geometry understanding
Goal:
Increasing
understanding of circumference and value of pi
Materials Needed:
1. Sir Cumference and the Dragon of Pi book
2. Circles cut out for the
students to measure
3. Pieces of string
4. Rulers
5. Scissors
6. Paper to work out the
formula
Explanation/Summary:
Teacher
will read the book Sir Cumference and the
Dragon of Pi and then as the book is read, the students will complete
activities discovering Pi through measuring circles and calculating unknown Pi
values. This can be done over one day for one lesson or it can be used
throughout a couple days where the class only goes through four or five pages
at a time. For the activities, students will string to measure the
circumference around several circles and then they will find the circumference
using the appropriate formula.
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