Difference between revisions of "Centre of a circle"

Latest revision as of 10:41, 29 October 2019

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 ?

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+All points on a circle are at fixed distance from a point, which is the center of a circle.[[File:radius.jpg|200px|right|link=]]
-Brief blurb describing what the activity.  If this has been borrowed from some external web site (for example, a non OER or OER site which had this idea and based on which the activity was developed)
 === Objectives ===
-Content objectives  - what content areas
+#Centre is that fixed point in the circle from which all points are at equal distance.
+#Give examples for circles
-Skill objectives - what specific skills
+#A circle is drawn using centre as a reference point.
-Classroom objectives - to demo peer learning, to make a classroom resource, etc -
-All these kinds of objectives need not be there for every activity.  And no need to list them as different headings.  This is only for our reference when we are developing activities.
 ===Estimated Time===
+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 do the different steps of the activity?
+#How to mark the centre of a circle ?
+#How do you label it ?
-What kinds of questions you can ask for that activity
+#How do you draw a circle ?
+*Evaluation
-What are the student follow-up activities/ questions you can give?
+#How many centres does a circle have?
+#Where does the centre of the circle lie? (inside/outside)
-Categories:  (Subject) (Topic) (Sub-concept/topic) (Class 6) (Resource format)
+#Can a circle be drawn without locating its centre ?
-Example -  (Mathematics) (Triangle) (Area) (Perimeter) (Class 6) (Class 8) (Geogebra) (Video)
+[[Category:Circles]]