By the end of this unit, students will be able to:
- understand the formulas for calculating the area and circumference of a circle;
- apply the formulas to calculate the area and circumference of circles of different sizes;
- solve problems involving the area and circumference of circles and their applications.
Curriculum Alignment: Key Stage 4: Geometry and measures
- Identify and apply circle definitions and properties, including: centre, radius, chord, diameter, circumference, tangent, arc, sector and segment
- {apply and prove the standard circle theorems concerning angles, radii, tangents and chords, and use them to prove related results}