Circumference of a circle
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Measuring circumference to understand it as the perimeter of the shape.
Objectives
- Circumference is the outer boundary of a circle.
- It is equivalent to perimeter.
Estimated Time
10 minutes.
Prerequisites/Instructions, prior preparations, if any
Prior knowledge of points, lines and line segments, formation of a circle.
Materials/ Resources needed
Non digital: White paper, compass and colour pencils
Process (How to do the activity)
Instructions to the teachers:
- Ask the children to draw circles.
Instructions for the students
- Colour circumference by fitting small colour pencil in compass itself.
- Evaluation
- Observe for the skill in using compass and drawing the circle.
- Is the distance between the centre of the circle and its circumference constant ?
- What is the distance between the center of a circle and its circumference called?