Centre of a circle
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All points on a circle are at fixed distance from a point, which is the center of a circle.
Objectives
- Centre is that fixed point in the circle from which all points are at equal distance.
- Give examples for circles
- A circle is drawn using centre as a reference point.
Estimated Time
20 minutes
Prerequisites/Instructions, prior preparations, if any
Prior knowledge of points, lines, line segments.
Materials/ Resources needed
Non digital: Colored papers, compass, pencil, scale and scissors.
Process (How to do the activity)
- How to mark the centre of a circle ?
- How do you label it ?
- How do you draw a circle ?
- Evaluation
- How many centres does a circle have?
- Where does the centre of the circle lie? (inside/outside)
- Can a circle be drawn without locating its centre ?