So I am thinking about how to get kids to remember the difference between Diameter, Radius, Circumference, and remembering the actual amount of what PI equals. I came across this cute little activity that I could put on display in my classroom and help the students remember.
So as you can see in the pic above, I would have the students each "make their own pie", write on it the Pi symbol and what it actually equals. I then would have then make the long line all the way across and the label it diameter. Draw off a line from the center and label it diameter. Then I would have them make a big circle all the way around and have them label it circumference. This would be an activity that I would do before starting my lesson. This way they could just start to get a VISUAL idea of what they are in for.
I know that I am a very visual learner so making visual learning an option for my students is very important to me. :) I hope you can use this activity for your students as well!
Circumference: The distance around something.
Radius: A straight line from the center to the circumference to the circle or sphere.
Diameter: A straight line from passing from side to side through a circle or sphere.
Pi= 3.14
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