Solving Area and Circumference of a Circle

Objectives: At the end of this lesson, students will know the two formulas and when to apply them. At the end of this lesson, students will know how solve two different types of problems; pictured problems and word problems. 

Lesson time: 1 hour

Aids/equipment: teacher tools (vocabulary boards, writing pad) zoom tools, Nearpod slide, paper and pencil. 

Teaching Strategy:
I.	Shows and tell (Review)
II.	Exercise 
III.	Ticket out the door (feedback/Nearpod)

Prerequisites: Some knowledge of exponents, some knowledge of perimeter, a full understanding of adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing, some knowledge of solving single-step equations

I.	Show and tell - I will start by welcoming the class in and greeting them with the day, and subject. The date will be displayed on the chalk board behind me as well as my teacher name. This class will be step by step in explaining terminology of a circle and understanding the different mathematical symbols like pi and exponents. 
-	Slides 1 – 6: This will be the introduction to the lesson slide as well as explaining what they should know and what they will learn. For example “ By the end of this lesson you will know the number that represents pi, what operation to use when calculating exponents, how to solve for area of a circle and how to solve for circumference of a circle.” Students will know that there are some prerequisites like adding, subtracting, some multiplication, and some division; and students will have an understanding of what is to be expected of them to learn after the lesson. 

II.	Exercise – This is when students will be able to add movement into their learning. For years I have used hand, arm and finger motions into my lessons that resonate with students and active learning. At this point of the lesson, students will be presented with real world objects and foods that help them visualize the difference of area and circumference. For example, students will see a jelly filled donut and understand that area is represented by the jelly on the inside. When student see a watch or a bracelet, they will understand that this is a clear representation of circumference or “the outside ring of a circle”.
-	Slides 7-16(end) – Student will be able to apply their learned terms and hand motions to the next 15 – 20 minutes of the lesson. This is the most active part of the lesson where students are asked to hold up certain hand, and arm movements to represent the different parts of the circle. If students are not physically able to perform these movements, they can type the response in the personal chat area on Zoom. 
-	Students will be asked to write out and work through problems with me to solve area and circumference. They will be presented with “an easy” problem to start of with where they must simply “plug and chug” the given numbers into the problems, and then the problems will gradually grow in difficulty based on the answers of the entire class. I will not move on until all students feel comfortable with the given problem. 

III.	Ticket Out the Door – During this last section of the class, the students are winding down and class is coming to an end. For years I have finished some of my classes in a final game and the students love this. They love that this is the time to let their knowledge shine and they always impress themselves with what they have learned. 
-	Nearpod – Students will have a final “ticket out the door” as they are just asked to participate in a Nearpod activity. The Nearpod game will have students chose a character and answer 3 to 5 questions pertaining to the lesson. There will be 2 vocabulary questions and 1-3 questions asking students to solve for area or circumference of a circle. Students will see their characters race to the top of the mountain as they complete the problem. 

To make students feel comfortable I will be sure to explain each problem for students that may have missed any questions. Once the game through Nearpod is over, students are more than welcome to log off and close out of Zoom.