Unit # 3 Name of unit Circles and Spheres

Lesson 1 Properties of circles including lines and line segments Part I

E. Q. How do I identify lines and line segments that are related to a circle?

Standard MM2G3. Students will understand the properties of circles. (a)

Opening Warm-up: Find the diameter of a circle with a radius of 6 mm.

(Answer: 12 mm)
Warm-up: A right triangle has legs 15 cm and 20 cm. Find the length
of the hypotenuse. (Answer: 25 cm)

Work session Teacher-guided completion of the lines and line segments graphic
organizer.

Teacher-guided notes and student-guided practice.(Review

Theorems)

Closing Ticket-out-the-Door

Grade 10
Unit # 3 Name of unit Circles and Spheres

Lesson 2 Properties of circles including lines and line segments Part II

E. Q. How do I identify lines and line segments that are related to a circle?

Standard MM2G3. Students will understand the properties of circles. (a)

Opening Warm-up: Address incorrect responses from ticket-out-the-door.

Review and answer questions from previous work.

Work session Sunrise on the First Day of the New Year Learning Task (Questions
1-4)

Additional Guided Practice as necessary.

Closing Class Discussion over Sunrise Learning Task

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Opening for Properties of circles including lines
and line segments

Warm-up: Find the diameter of a circle with a radius of 6 mm.

Warm-up: A right triangle has legs 15 cm and 20 cm. Find the length
of the hypotenuse.

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Opening for Properties of circles including lines
and line segments

Warm-up: Find the diameter of a circle with a radius of 6 mm. (Answer:

12 mm)

Warm-up: A right triangle has legs 15 cm and 20 cm. Find the length
of the hypotenuse.
(Answer: 25 cm)

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 Lines & Line Segments of Circles Graphic Organizer

Vocabulary Word Definition Example

Circle

Center

Radius

Chord

Diameter

Secant

Tangent

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 Lines & Line Segments of Circles Graphic Organizer (Key)

Center

Vocabulary Word Definition Drawing

The set of all points in a plane that are equidistant
Circle Circle C
(the length of the radius) from a given point.

The point from which all points of the circle are

Center Point C
equidistant.

The segment between the center of a circle and a

Radius
point on the circle. AB

A segment on the interior of a circle whose

Chord
endpoints are on the circle. EF
A segment between two points on a circle, which
Diameter passes through the center of the circle. (The
CD
diameter is the longest chord of a circle).
A line that intersects a circle at two points on the
Secant
circle. GH

Tangent A line that intersects the circle at exactly one point.

IJ

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 Guided notes for Properties of circles including
lines and line segments

Perpendicular Tangent Theorem: If a line is tangent to a circle, then it

is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the point of tangency.

If l is tangent to Q at P, then l ⊥ QP .

Converse of the Perpendicular Tangent Theorem: In a plane, if a line

is perpendicular to a radius of a circle at its endpoint on the circle,
then the line is tangent to the circle.

If l ⊥ QP at P, then l is tangent to Q.

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 Ticket Out the Door – Central Angles And Arcs

Using the diagram above, give an example of each of the following. Be sure to
use proper notation!

1. Center

2. Chord (other than the diameter)

3. Diameter

4. Radius

5. Tangent

6. Point of Tangency

7. Secant

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Grade 10
Unit # 3 Name of unit Circles and Spheres

Lesson 3 Properties of central angles and relationships of arcs

E. Q. What is the relationship between major arcs, minor arcs, and central
angles?

Standard MM2G3. Students will understand the properties of circles. (b, d)

Opening Warm-up: Angles A and B are supplementary angles and m∠A = 56. Find
m∠B. ( m∠B = 124 )
Warm-up: Angles C and D are complementary angles and m∠C = 31.
Find m∠D . ( m∠D = 59 )

Work Teacher-guided completion of the central angle and arcs graphic

session organizer.

Teacher-guided notes and student-guided practice.

Sunrise on the First Day of the New Year Learning Task (Question 5)
and/or McDougal Littell Mathematics II Assessment Book with
Performance Task pg 57 questions (a-e)/pg 58 questions (a-k)

Additional resources:
http://www.geogebra.org/en/wiki/index.php/Degrees_of_Arcs_and_Angles_in_Circles

Closing Ticket-out-the-Door

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Opening for Properties of central angles and
relationships of arcs

Warm-up: Angles A and B are supplementary angles and m∠A = 56. Find m∠B.

Warm-up: Angles C and D are complementary angles and m∠C = 31. Find m∠D .

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 Opening for Properties of central angles and
relationships of arcs

Warm-up: Angles A and B are supplementary angles and m∠A = 56. Find m∠B.
( m∠B = 124 )

Warm-up: Angles C and D are complementary angles and m∠C = 31. Find m∠D .
( m∠D = 59 )

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 Central Angles and Arcs of Circles Graphic Organizer

Vocabulary Word Definition Example

Central Angle

Semicircle

Arc

Minor Arc

Major Arc

Congruent Circles

Congruent Arcs

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Central Angles and Arcs of Circles Graphic Organizer (Key)

Vocabulary Word Definition Drawing

Central Angle An angle whose vertex is the center of the circle. <DBE

An arc with endpoints that are the endpoints of a

Semicircle
diameter. DEC

Arc An unbroken part of a circle.

DA or DEA

Minor Arc Part of a circle measuring less than 180º.

DA

Major Arc Part of a circle measuring between 180º and 360º. DEA

Congruent Circles Two circles that have the same radius.

Two arcs that have the same measure and are arcs
Congruent Arcs DA & AC
of the same circle or of congruent circles.

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 Ticket Out the Door – Arcs and Central Angles of
Circles

90

70

Name each of the following. Be sure to use proper notation! EC is a diameter of

the circle.

1. Semicircle 3. Major Arc

2. Minor Arc 4. Central Angle

Find each of the following measures on the diagram above.

5. ∠EAD 7. BEC

6. BC 8. ECB

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Grade 10
Unit # 3 Name of unit Circles and Spheres

Lesson 4 Properties of Chords

E. Q. How do I apply properties of arcs and chords in a circle?

Standard MM2G3. Students will understand the properties of circles. (a, d)

Opening Warm-up: Have the students draw a circle and label the following parts.
Center, Radius, Diameter, Chord, Secant, and Tangent

Work session Teacher-guided completion of the Theorems 1 and 2 About Chords of Circles
graphic organizer.

Teacher-guided examples of Theorems 1 and 2, and student-guided practice of

theorems.

Closing Classify each arc as a major arc, a minor arc or as a semicircle: 180°, 62°, 240° .
(answers: semicircle, minor arc, major arc)

Grade 10
Unit # 3 Name of unit Circles and Spheres

Lesson 5 Properties of Chords

E. Q. How do I apply properties of arcs and chords in a circle?

Standard MM2G3. Students will understand the properties of circles. (a, d)

Opening Warm-up: Review Theorems 1 and 2

Work session Teacher-guided completion of the Theorems 3 and 4 About Chords of Circles
graphic organizer.

Teacher-guided examples of Theorems 3 and 4, and student-guided practice of

theorems.

Closing Find the length of a chord of a circle with radius 8 that is a distance of 5 from the
center. (answer: 2 39 )

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 Chords of Circles Theorems Graphic Organizer
Chords of Circles Theorem #1
In the ____________ circle, or in __________________ circles, two _________ __________

are _____________ if and only if their _____________ ______________ are ______________.

≅ if and only if ≅

Chords of Circles Theorem #2

If a ____________ of a circle is _____________ to a _____________, then the diameter

______________ the __________ and its _____________.

≅ , ≅

Chords of Circles Theorem #3

If one ___________ is a ________________ ______________ of another _____________,

then the __________ ___________ is a _________________.

is a _____________ of the circle.

Chords of Circles Theorem #4

In the _________ circle, or in __________________ circles, two __________ are

______________if and only if they are __________________ from the ______________.

≅ if and only if ≅

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 Chords of Circles Theorems Graphic Organizer (Key)
Chords of Circles Theorem #1
In the same circle, or in congruent circles, two minor arcs are congruent if and only if their corresponding
chords are congruent.

AB ≅ BC if and only if AB ≅ BC

Chords of Circles Theorem #2

If a diameter of a circle is perpendicular to a chord, then the diameter bisects the chord and its arc.

DE EF, DG GF
≅ ≅

Chords of Circles Theorem #3

If one chord is a perpendicular bisector of another chord, then the first chord is a diameter.

JK is a diameter of the circle.

Chords of Circles Theorem #4

In the same circle, or in congruent circles, two chords are congruent if and only if they are equidistant from the
center.

AB CD if and only if EF EG
≅ ≅

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Grade 10
Unit # 3 Name of unit Circles and Spheres
Lesson 6 Properties of Chords

E. Q. How do I apply properties of arcs and chords in a circle?

Standard MM2G3. Students will understand the properties of circles. (a, d)

Opening Warm-up: Review Theorems 3 and 4.

Work Complete Is it Shorter Around or Across Learning Task.

session
Additional Task:
http://www.geogebra.org/en/upload/files/english/Guy/Circles_and_angles/Two_chords_angles.h
tml
http://www.geogebra.org/en/upload/files/english/Guy/Circles_and_angles/Two_chords_angles_
practice.html

Closing Describe the properties of congruent chords of a circle.

(answer: Congruent chords intercept congruent arcs and they are equidistant from the
center of the circle.)

Grade 10
Unit # 3 Name of unit Circles and Spheres

Lesson 7 and 8 Properties of Circles including: line segments, central angles, arcs and chords.
E. Q. How do I identify and apply all the properties of a circle?

Standard MM2G3. Students will understand the properties of circles. (a, b, d)

Opening Warm-up: Review and Assess Students on the Properties of a Circle.

Work session Give Properties of a Circle – Assessment

Closing Review and Assess Properties of a Circle

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 Answers to Assessment Properties of Circles
1. 5.3
2. 5.0
3. 448 = 8 7 ≈ 21.2
4. ∠QAO . If a line is tangent to a circle, then it is perpendicular to the radius drawn to the point of tangency; two
lines are perpendicular if they intersect to form a right angle.
5. 425 = 5 17 ≈ 20.6
6. ∠QAO and ∠QCO
7. 6.1 ft.
8. 9.2 ft
9. AF, AB

10. CE
11. OA, OB

12. HG
13. A secant of a circle is a line that intersects a circle twice. Sketches vary.
14. A tangent of a circle is a line that intersects a circle at exactly one point. Sketches vary.
15. 9.4 ft.
16. 75°
17. 238°
18. 140°

CD ≅ EF ; BG ≅ FD ≅ EC ; BF ≅ GD ≅ DA;
19.
AF ≅ DB; CG ≅ EB
20. 48
21. 13.8 ft.
22. RS = 7 . In a circle, two chords that are equidistant from the center are congruent (Theorem 4).
23. Yes, RT = TS. A diameter that is perpendicular to a chord bisects the chord and its arc (Theorem 2).
24. 6
25. 5

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 Grade 10
Unit # 3 Name of unit Circles and Spheres-

Lesson 9 Using Inscribed Angles

E. Q. – How do you use inscribed angles to solve problems?
Standard – MM2G3b: Understand and use properties of chords, tangents, and secants as an application
of triangle similarity.
MM2G3d: Justify measurements and relationships in circles using geometric and algebraic
properties.
Opening – Class Opener: Comparing central angle and inscribed angle measures (see attached
handout).
Hopefully, the students will see that the relationship between the inscribed angle (the angle
formed by the two chords is half the measure of the intercepted arc).
Vocabulary: Inscribed angle
Teacher will use http://www.geogebra.org/en/wiki/index.php/Circles_%28Angles%29 to
introduce inscribed angles.
Collaborative pairs: Have students draw a circle and an inscribed angle inside their circle.
The students will then measure their angle and its intercepted arc. Using the endpoints of
their intercepted arc, have them draw another inscribed angle. The student will then measure
their newly formed angle and compare its measure to their previously drawn inscribed angle.
Ask the students how the two angles compare and what relationship they see. (If two angles
intercept the same arc, then the two angles are congruent.)
Powerpoint—Inscribed angles and intercepted arcs. Optional—Use if you like.
Extension—Paul is attending the musical production of “Cat on a Hot Tin Roof”. You have
a job as an usher at this particular theater. Paul has asked you to find him a seat such that he
will have a 90° viewing angle of the stage. If the stage is 40 feet long, find the location(s) in
which Paul will have the viewing angle that he has asked for. Sketch a picture and identify
the locations for Paul’s seat on your sketch.

Work session – Student Practice A worksheet (attached)

Closing – Ticket Out the Door – Have the students complete the top part of the attached graphic
organizer.

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Lesson 10 Properties of Inscribed Polygons
E. Q. – How do you use the properties of Inscribed Polygons?
Standard – MM2G3d. Justify measurements and relationships in circles using geometric and algebraic
properties
Opening – Warm-up: Give the students some review problems to reinforce inscribed angles and their
measures. The student should check their answers with their partner and discuss any problems
that they did not agree on. As a class go over any problems the students had trouble with.
Vocabulary: inscribed angle (reinforce)
Discovery Learning or Guided Discovered Learning:
(A) Each student should draw a circle and its diameter. Using the endpoints of the diameter,
have the students draw an inscribed angle inside the circle. The students then need to measure
their inscribed angle and its intercepted arc. They should compare their findings with a
partner. Together the student and his/her partner should come up with a conjecture about their
findings. Hopefully, they should see that an angle inscribed inside a semicircle should always
be a right angle.
(B) Have students draw a circle and inscribe a quadrilateral inside of the circle. Partners will
trade papers and find the angle measure for each angle in the circle. The partners will discuss
each quadrilateral’s angle measurements, and then form with a small group (4) to determine if
they can find a relationship about the angles of a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle. If a pair or
small group of students conjectured that the opposite angles are supplementary, let them
present their conjecture. If no students discovered the relationship that opposite angles in a
quadrilateral are supplementary, guide them into the relationship.
Practice the Skill: Draw different quadrilaterals and assign numerical values to three of the
angles then have students determine if the quadrilateral could be inscribed in a circle. Draw
circles with different quadrilaterals inscribed in them. Give some quadrilaterals numerical
values (less than 180°) for two consecutive angles. Have students determine the missing angle
measures. Next, have some or all of the angle measures as algebraic expressions where the
students have enough information to solve for at least one of the angles.

Work session Student Practice B worksheets (attached).

– Homework: assign Practice Problems similar to the ones for Practice the Skill or your
preference.
Closing – Writing Assignment: Have students write “What I Thought you Taught”

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 Warm-Up
Inscribed Angles

Directions:
1) With a compass, draw a circle. Draw a central angle.
2) Estimate the measure of your central angle.
3) What is the measure of your central angle?
4) What is the measure of the intercepted arc?
5) What is the relationship between the central angle and its intercepted arc?
6) Using the endpoints of the intercepted arc of your central angle, draw two chords that
intersect at a point on the circle but not on the intercepted arc.
7) Make a prediction about the measure of this angle.
8) Make a prediction of the relationship between the measure of the central angle and the angle
formed from the intersection of the two chords.
9) What is the measure of the angle formed by the two chords?
10) Write a comparison about your prediction and actual measurements of the two angles.
Compare your data with your partner. (Optional)
11) Write a conclusion about the relationship between the angle formed by the 2 chords and
its intercepted arc. Share your conclusion with your partner

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 Warm-Up
Inscribed Angles Solutions

Directions:
1) With a compass, draw a circle. Draw a central angle.

2) Estimate the measure of your central angle.

3) What is the measure of your central angle?
4) What is the measure of the intercepted arc?
5) What is the relationship between the central angle and its intercepted arc? The two
measurements will be equal
6) Using the endpoints of the intercepted arc of your central angle, draw two chords that
intersect at a point on the circle but not on the intercepted arc.

7) Make a prediction about the measure of this angle. It should be approximately equal to
½ of the measure of the central angle.
8) Make a prediction of the relationship between the measure of the central angle and the
angle formed from the intersection of the two chords. The measure of the central angle
is twice the measure of this angle.
9) What is the measure of the angle formed by the two chords? It should be ½ the measure
of the central angle.
10) Write a comparison about your prediction and actual measurements of the two angles.
Compare your data with your partner. (Optional)
11) Write a conclusion about the relationship between the angle formed by chords and its
intercepted arc. Share your conclusion with your partner. The measure of this angle is ½
the measure of its intercepted arc, or the measure of the intercepted arc is twice the
measure of the (inscribed) angle.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Name ___________________________________ 
                Practice A   Inscribed Angles  
Date ____________________________________

Find the measure of the indicated angle or arc. 
1. mBC = ______            2. m∠BAC = _______ 
 
  B 160°
 
  C B
  37°
                              C
  A
  A
 
 
3.  m∠BAC = _______ 
 
 
  A
B
 
  132°
•
 
 
  C
 
 
Find the value of x. 
4.  x = ________            5.  x = _________ 
 
 
  96°
 
 
(2x + 1)° x°
  (2x – 7)°
 
 
 
 
 
 
6.   Find:  mIJ =  ________ 
                 mJK = ________ 
                 mIK =  ________ 
  I
 
57°
 
  •
  45° J
  K
 
27
 
 
 
 
 
7.  Find:  m∠Q = _______  P
                mSR =   _______                       
 
Q
 
63°
 
  47°
  S
 
  R
 
 
In Circle Q, m∠ABC = 72° and mCD = 46°. Find each measure. 
8. m CA = _______  C
 
9.  m AD = _______  D
 
10.  m∠C = _______                             • Q
B

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Name ___________________________________ 
                Practice A   Inscribed Angles Answer Key 
Date ____________________________________

Find the measure of the indicated angle or arc. 
1. mBC = 74°            2. m∠BAC = 80° 
 
  160°
  B B
 
  C C
                             
37°
 
  A A
 
 
3.  m∠BAC = 66° 
 
  A
  B
 
132°
•
 
 
  C
 
 
Find the value of x. 
4.  x = 23.5°            5.  x = 7° 
 
 
  96° x°
(2x – 7)°
 
 
(2x + 1)°
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
I
 
6.   Find:  mIJ =  90°  57°
                 mJK = 114° 
•
                 mIK =  156°  45° J
  K
 
 
 
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  P
7.  Find:  m∠Q = 70° 
                mSR =   140°                        Q
  63°
 
  47°

  S
  R
 
 
In Circle Q, m∠ABC = 72° and mCD = 46°. Find each measure. 
8. m CA = 144°  C
 
9.  m AD = 98°  D
 
10.  m∠C = 23°                            
• Q
B

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 Inscribed Angles Graphic Organizer
A
D E

1
B
1 2
1

1 3 4

C G F

Inscribed angle = _______________ Angles intercepting the same arc are __________
Intercepted arc = _______________ Give an example: ________________________
Give an example: _______________

85°

105 75° E
I

T • A

95°

An angle inscribed in a semicircle = ______ Opposite angles in an inscribed quadrilateral

are always __________________________
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Name ________________________________________
Practice B Inscribed Angles
Date _________________________________________

Decide whether a circle can be circumscribed about the quadrilateral. Explain why or why not.

1. 92° 2.

130° 130°
70° 50°

Find the value of each variable.

3. 4.

50°
105°

½ x°
(⅓x + 5)°
130° xx°

5.
6.

(5x + 2)°
y° 100°

(3x – 8) °
2x° 87°

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7. Find the value of x, y and z.

A
m BCD = 136°

x° z° y°
D B

C
8. Find the value of each variable.

L N
x° y°

40°

9. Find the values of x and y. Then find the measures of the interior angles of the polygon.

3x°
A
26y°

21y° 2x°
D
C

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Name ________________________________________
Practice B Inscribed Angles Answer Key
Date _________________________________________
Decide whether a circle can be circumscribed about the quadrilateral. Explain why or why not.

1. 92° 2.

130° 130°
70° 50°

No, because opposite angles are not Yes, because opposite angles in the quadrilateral
supplementary. are supplementary.

Find the value of each variable.

3. 4.
50°
105°

½ x° (⅓x + 5)°
130° x°

x = 75°
x = 102°

5.
6.

(5x + 2)°
y° 100°

(3x – 8) °
2x° 87°

x = 40°
x = 23.25° x = 93°

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7. Find the value of x, y and z

A
m BCD = 136°

x = 90°
R y = 90°
z = 112°
x° z° y°
D B

8. Find the value of each variable.

L N
x° y° x = 90°
y = 50°

40°

9. Find the values of x and y. Then find the measures of the interior angles of the polygon.

B
x = 25°
3x° y = 5°
A m∠A = 130°
26y° m∠B = 75°
m∠C = 50°
m∠D = 105°

21y° 2x°
D
C

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 Possible Test Questions

1.  Find m∠PSQ if m∠PSQ = 3y – 15 and m∠PRQ = 2y + 10. 
 
  P Q
 
 
 
 
  R S
 
 
  a.  30°  b.  25°  c.  0°  d.  60° 
 
 
  A
2.  Given:  Circle Q and m∠B = 62°, find m AC. 
 
  • Q
  C
  B
 
 
  a.  248°  b.  124°  c.  236°  d.  62° 
 
 
 
3.  Given:  m∠IED = 91° and m∠JFG = 97° 
      Find the measure of each unknown angle. (not drawn to scale) 
 
 
  I E F J
  2 1
 
  3 4
  D G
 
 
  a.  m∠1 = 83°, m∠2 = 89°, m∠3 = 97°, m∠4 = 91° 
  b.  m∠1 = 89°, m∠2 = 83°, m∠3 = 97°, m∠4 = 91° 
  c.  m∠1 = 83°, m∠2 = 89°, m∠3 = 91°, m∠4 = 97° 
  d.  m∠1 = 89°, m∠2 = 83°, m∠3 = 91°, m∠4 = 97° 
 
 
4.  Use the diagram to find m ABC.  D A
 
   
 
  •
  C B
 
  a.  270°  b.  90°  c.  180°  d.  230° 
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5.  Use the diagram to find the value of x.  (23x - 23)°
 
 
 
  (8x+27)°
 
 
 
 
  a.  20/3  b.  15  c.  3/20  d.  11 

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 Possible Test Questions (Solutions)

1.  Find m∠PSQ if m∠PSQ = 3y – 15 and m∠PRQ = 2y + 10. 
 
  P Q
 
 
 
 
  R S
 
 
  a.  30°  b.  25°  c.  0°  d.  60° 
 
 
  A
2.  Given:  Circle Q and m∠B = 62°, find m AC. 
 
  • Q
  C
  B
 
 
  a.  248°  b.  124°  c.  236°  d.  62° 
 
 
 
3.  Given:  m∠IED = 91° and m∠JFG = 97° 
      Find the measure of each unknown angle. (not drawn to scale) 
 
 
  I E F J
  2 1
 
  3 4
  D G
 
 
  a.  m∠1 = 83°, m∠2 = 89°, m∠3 = 97°, m∠4 = 91° 
  b.  m∠1 = 89°, m∠2 = 83°, m∠3 = 97°, m∠4 = 91° 
  c.  m∠1 = 83°, m∠2 = 89°, m∠3 = 91°, m∠4 = 97° 
  d.  m∠1 = 89°, m∠2 = 83°, m∠3 = 91°, m∠4 = 97° 
 
 
4.  Use the diagram to find m ABC.  D A
 
   
 
  •
  C B
 
  a.  270°  b.  90°  c.  180°  d.  230° 
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5.  Use the diagram to find the value of x. 
  (23x - 23)°
 
 
 
 
(8x+27)°
 
 
 
  a.  20/3  b.  15  c.  3/20  d.  11 

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Unit # 3 Name of unit Circles and Spheres___

Lesson 11 Properties of Special Angles

Based on your investigations, what can you conclude about the relationships
E. Q. –
between a circle and the vertex of an angle?
MM2G3. Students will understand the properties of circles
Standard –
b. Understand and use properties of central, inscribed, and related angles.
Have students complete “Properties of Special Angles” Anticipation Guide. As a
class, discuss results.
Angles of a Circle Learning Task – Use the Special Angles Graphic Organizer
Opening –
and Geogebra’s “Inscribed Angle” to guide students through discovery of the
relationship between an inscribed angle and its intercepted arc (“On” section of
graphic organizer)
Students will complete the “Properties of Special Angles – Inscribed Angles”
Work session –
practice sheet.
As a ticket-out-the-door, students will sketch the 5 combinations of chords,
Closing –
secants, and/or tangents that will create an inscribed angle.

Lesson 12 Properties of Special Angles

Based on your investigations, what can you conclude about the relationships of a
E. Q. –
circle and the vertex of an angle?
MM2G3. Students will understand the properties of circles
Standard –
b. Understand and use properties of central, inscribed, and related angles.
Angles of a Circle Learning Task – Using the Special Angles Graphic Organizer
and Geogebra’s “Two Chords” and “Two Secants” to guide students through
Opening – discovery of the relationship between interior angles and their intercepted arcs
and the relationship between an angle formed in the exterior of a circle and their
intercepted arcs (“Inside” and “Outside” sections of graphic organizer)
Students will complete the “Properties of Special Angles” practice sheet to review
Work session –
the properties of all special angles.
Have students summarize this lesson by writing a letter to the absent student
detailing their conclusions about the relationships between a circle and the vertex
Closing –
of an angle. Summaries should include examples of each of the three possible
vertex locations and should be written using the language of the standards.

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 Properties of Special Angles
Anticipation Guide

Name: _________________________ Date: __________ Period: __________

Answer TRUE or FALSE for each scenario below. If TRUE, sketch an example.

________ 1. Two chords can intersect in the exterior of a circle.

________ 2. A secant and a chord can intersect in the interior of a circle.

________ 3. Two tangents can intersect in the exterior of a circle.

________ 4. The intersection of two secants can lie on a circle.

________ 5. A tangent and a chord can intersect in the exterior of a circle.

Properties of Special Angles

Anticipation Guide

Name: _________________________ Date: __________ Period: __________

Answer TRUE or FALSE for each scenario below. If TRUE, sketch an example.

________ 1. Two chords can intersect in the exterior of a circle.

________ 2. A secant and a chord can intersect in the interior of a circle.

________ 3. Two tangents can intersect in the exterior of a circle.

________ 4. The intersection of two secants can lie on a circle.

________ 5. A tangent and a chord can intersect in the exterior of a circle.

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 Properties of Special Angles
Anticipation Guide

Name: _________________________ Date: __________ Period: __________

Answer TRUE or FALSE for each scenario below. If TRUE, sketch an example.

FALSE 1. Two chords can intersect in the exterior of a circle.

________

TRUE 2. A secant and a chord can intersect in the interior of a circle.

________

TRUE 3. Two tangents can intersect in the exterior of a circle.

________

TRUE
________ 4. The intersection of two secants can lie on a circle.

FALSE 5. A tangent and a chord can intersect in the exterior of a circle.

________

Properties of Special Angles

Anticipation Guide

Name: _________________________ Date: __________ Period: __________

Answer TRUE or FALSE for each scenario below. If TRUE, sketch an example.

FALSE 1. Two chords can intersect in the exterior of a circle.

________

TRUE 2. A secant and a chord can intersect in the interior of a circle.

________

________
TRUE 3. Two tangents can intersect in the exterior of a circle.

TRUE 4. The intersection of two secants can lie on a circle.

________

FALSE 5. A tangent and a chord can intersect in the exterior of a circle

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 Properties of Special Angles

On Interior Exterior

What is the relationship between an What is the relationship between the What is the relationship between an
inscribed angle and the intercepted arc? interior angles and their intercepted angle formed in the exterior of a circle
arcs? and its intercepted arcs?

What combinations of chords, secants, What combinations of chords, secants, What combinations of chords, secants,
and/or tangents would create an and/or tangents would create interior and/or tangents would create interior
inscribed angle? angles? angles?

Choose one combination from your list Choose one combination from your list Choose one combination from your list
above and draw an illustration on the above and draw an illustration on the above and draw an illustration on the
diagram above. diagram above. diagram above.
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 Properties of Special Angles

On Interior Exterior
Use Geogebra’s “Inscribed Angle”. Use Geogebra’s “Two Chords” Use Geogebra’s “Two Secants”

Link from students’ prior knowledge of Students will discover the relationship Students will discover the relationship
central angles to help them explore the between interior angles and their between an angle formed in the exterior
relationship of an inscribed angle and intercepted arcs. Be sure to stress of a circle and their intercepted arcs.
the intercepted arc. Have students which arcs correspond to which interior Have students write this relationship in
write this relationship in their own angles. Have students write this their own words.
1 relationship in their own words. 1
words. ( m∠ = intercepted arc) ( m∠ = (major arc – minor arc))
2 1 2
( m∠ = (sum of their intercepted arcs))
Brainstorm combinations of chords, 2 Brainstorm combinations of chords,
secants, and/or tangents that create an Brainstorm combinations of chords, secants, and/or tangents that create an
inscribed angle. (chord/chord, secants, and/or tangents that create an angle in the exterior of a circle
tangent/secant, chord/tangent, interior angle. (chord/chord, (tangent/tangent, tangent/secant,
chord/secant, secant/secant) secant/secant, chord/secant) secant/secant)

Then have students choose one of these Then have students choose one of these Then have students choose one of these
combinations and create an example on combinations and create an example on combinations and create an example on
the diagram above. the diagram above. the diagram above.

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Properties of Special Angles
Inscribed Angles

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Properties of Special Angles

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 Grade 10_____
Unit # 3 Name of unit Circles and Spheres___

Lesson 13 Segment Lengths

How can we apply the properties of chords, tangents, and secants to determine
E. Q. –
the length of various segments?
MM2G3. Students will understand the properties of circles
a. Understand and use properties of chords, tangents, and secants as an
Standard – application of triangle similarity.
d. Justify measurements and relationships in circles using geometric and
algebraic properties.
Have students go ahead and draw and label the intersecting chords, intersecting
secants, and intersecting secant/tangent on the graphic organizer. This will help
reinforce the concept of a chord, secant, and tangent. Then, on a separate sheet
of paper (or on the back of the graphic organizer), have students quickly
Opening – hypothesize a relationship between the segments formed in each circle.
Lines and Line Segments of a Circle Task – Use the Segment Lengths Graphic
Organizer and Geogebra’s “Chord Lengths in a Circle” and “Exterior Segments in
Circles” to guide students through examples of the relationship between chords,
tangents, and secant segments.
Students will complete the “Segment Lengths” practice sheet. The “Circles”
Work session – practice sheet could be used to review both properties of special angles and
segment lengths.
As a summarizer, have students complete the “Create-Your-Own” section of the
“Segment Lengths” graphic organizer. Once they have constructed and labeled
Closing – their diagrams, students will exchange papers with a partner to find the length of
the missing segment. Students will exchange papers back and check that their
partner calculated the missing length correctly.

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 Segment Lengths in Circles

Mathematical Statement:
Chords

Calculations:

Mathematical Statement:
Secants

Calculations:

Mathematical Statement:
Secant/Tangent

Calculations:

Mathematical Statement:
Create-Your-Own

Calculations:

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 Segment Lengths in Circles
Use Geogebra’s “Chord Lengths in a Circle”.
Using explicit instruction, have students practice calculating the missing
segment length. Repeat the exercise in Geogebra with several different
measurements.
Chords

Once students understand the concept, have them state the theorem
using a mathematical statement that relates to their diagram (this
diagram will have been drawn and labeled during the opener). The
student will measure three of the four segments created by the
intersecting chords, then exchange papers with a partner and find the
missing segment from their partners diagram.

Use Geogebra’s “Exterior Segments in Circles”. (example on the right)

Using explicit instruction, have students practice calculating the missing
segment length. Repeat the exercise in Geogebra with several different
measurements.
Secants

Once students understand the concept, have them state the theorem using
a mathematical statement that relates to their diagram (this diagram will
have been drawn and labeled during the opener). The student will measure
three of the four segments created by the intersecting secants, then
exchange papers with a partner and find the missing segment from their
partners diagram.

Use Geogebra’s “Exterior Segments in Circles”. (example on the left)

Using explicit instruction, have students practice calculating the missing
Secant/Tangent

segment length. Repeat the exercise in Geogebra with several different

measurements.
Once students understand the concept, have them state the theorem
using a mathematical statement that relates to their diagram (this
diagram will have been drawn and labeled during the opener). The
student will measure three of the four segments created by the
intersecting secant and tangent, then exchange papers with a partner and
find the missing segment from their partners diagram.

As a summarizer, have students complete this “Create-Your-Own”

section. Once they have constructed and labeled their diagrams,
Create-Your-Own

students will exchange papers with a partner to find the length of

the missing segment. Students will exchange papers back and
check that their partner calculated the missing length correctly.

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50
 Circles

Name__________________________ Date__________

1. 2.

3. 4.

5. 6.

7. 8.

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 Test Items
Special Angles and Segment Lengths

• (Angles) A small fragment of something brittle, such as pottery, is called a shard. The accompanying diagram represents
the outline of a shard from a small round plate that was found at an archaeological dig.

If ray BC is a tangent to arc AB at B and m ∠ ABC = 45, what is the measure of arc AB (the outside edge of the shard)?
a. 45°
b. 90°
c. 135°
d. 225°

• (Lengths) In the accompanying diagram, cabins B and G are located on the shore of a circular lake and cabin L is
located near the lake. Point D is a dock on the lake shore and is collinear with cabins B and L. The road between cabins
G and L is 8 miles long and is tangent to the lake. The path between cabins L and dock D is 4 miles long.

What is the length, in miles, of BD ?

a. 24
b. 12
c. 8
d. 4

• (Lengths) In the accompanying diagram, PA is tangent to circle O at A, PBC is a secant, PB = 4, and BC = 8

What is the length of PA ?

a. 4 6
b. 4 2
c. 4 3
d. 4

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• (Lengths) In the diagram below, PS is a tangent to circle O at point S. PQR is a secant, PS = x, PQ = 3, and PR = x +
18

What is the length of PS ?

a. 6
b. 9
c. 3
d. 27

• (Angles) In the accompanying diagram of circle O, AB and BC are chords and m ∠ AOC = 96. What is the m ∠ ABC?

a. 32
b. 48
c. 96
d. 192

• (Angles) In the diagram below, circle O has m ∠ ABC = z. What is the m ∠ AOC?

a. z
b. 2z O
1 B
c. z
2 C
d. z2

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• (Angles) The new corporate logo created by the design engineers at Magic Motors is shown in the accompanying
diagram.

If chords
)
BA and BC are congruent and mBC = 140, what is m ∠ B?
a. 40
b. 80
c. 140
d. 280

)
• (Angles) Find the measure of x and y if m ∠ A = 19 and mBC ==118
140, (not drawn to scale)

a. x = 80; y = 162
b. x = 99; y = 81
c. x = 80; y = 81
d. x = 99; y = 162

• (Angles)

An angle inscribed in a semicircle is

a. 180°
b. a right angle
c. equal to the measure of its arc
d. an acute angle

The opposite angles of an inscribed quadrilateral are

a. equal in measure
b. right angles
c. each obtuse angles
d. supplementary

The measure of an angle formed by two chords intersecting within a circle is

a. the sum of the intercepted arcs
b. the difference of the intercepted arcs
c. half the difference of the intercepted arcs
d. half the sum of the intercepted arcs

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The measure of an angle formed by two secants drawn to a circle from the same external point is
a. the different of the intercepted arcs
b. half the sum of the intercepted arcs
c. half the difference of the intercepted arcs
d. the sum of the intercepted arcs

An angle formed by a tangent to a circle and a chord contains 64 degrees. How many degrees are in its intercepted arc?
a. 32
b. 64
c. 128
d. 180

If an angle inscribed in a circle has a measure of 64°, then its intercepted arc has a measure of
a. 32
b. 64
c. 128
d. 164

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Lesson 14 Arc lengths of circles
E. Q. – How do we find the length of an arc of a circle?
Standard – MM2G3: How do we use properties of circles to solve problems involving length of an
arc of a circle?
Opening – Key Vocabulary: Circumference, Arc Length

Option 1 (Hands-On): Teacher will open class with a review of Circumference and Arcs of
Circles by giving each pair of students a round object such as a soup can, a pipe cleaner and
a ruler. The students will be asked to recall what circumference of a circle means in relation
to the object. Hopefully, they will know to wrap the pipe cleaner around the object, cut off
the excess and then lay out the pipe cleaner in a linear fashion to measure its length (cm
units work best). If at least one student does not suggest this, then the teacher should pose
questions to lead them to this conclusion. Students should be directed to check their
circumference measure using the circumference formula (C = 2πr) learned previously. Next,
the student should either color with a marker a section of the pipe cleaner or actually cut a
piece of the pipe cleaner and wrap it around the object to show an arc of the circle. The class
will discuss at this time that the colored part (or the cut piece) of the pipe cleaner represents
a part of (fraction of) the circumference of the original circle. The cut piece should be
measured and then expressed as a fraction of the original circumference. Allow several
students to share their findings.
Option 2 (Technology): Teacher will open class with a review of Circumference and Arcs
of Circles by giving each student a KWL chart (attached) and providing circle and arc
examples via Math Open Reference (http://www.mathopenref.com/circumference.html),
Smartboard, Geometer’s Sketchpad or some other investigative tool using technology.
Students will complete the K and W, leaving the L to be completed at the end of this lesson.

Work session – • Go to http://www.mathopenref.com/arclength.html and preview how arc length

changes as the central angle changes and vice-versa. Do this as teacher-directed
using
LCD projector.

• Explain that our lesson will involve using proportions related to arc lengths, central
angles and circumference. We will: (1) Find the arc length given the central angle
and radius/diameter; (2) Find the central angle (measure of the arc in degrees) given
the arc length and the radius/diameter; (3) Find the radius of a circle given the arc
length and central angle measure; (4) Find the circumference of a circle given the
central angle and the arc length
• Use Powerpoint: Arc Length to present the lesson with distributed guided practice.
The PPT explains how the formula for arc length of a circle is derived using
proportions. Then it goes through examples of the arc length formula being
transposed to find either radius, circumference or central angle measure. Give
students a hard copy of the Powerpoint (15 slides - 6 Slides per page with Notes)

Closing – Explain on the L portion of the KWL sheet what you have learned about the arc length of a
circle and how it is related to the circumference of the circle. The students should respond
that the arc length is a part of the circumference, represented as a fraction & they should
give an example.

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Lesson 15 Arc Lengths of Circles
E. Q. – How do we find the length of an arc of a circle?
Standard – MM2G3: How do we use properties of circles to solve problems involving length of an
arc of a circle?
Opening – Big Four (Geometry Mix)
Work session – • Open the website http://www.mathopenref.com/arclength.html (using an LCD)
Direct students to find the following, given radius = 10 cm on each circle. Use the
arc length formula that was learned the day before. After students have had time to
find the arc lengths described below, have students to use the Smartboard, Interwrite
pad, etc. to show the class how to check results at the website.

Find the arc length for the following central angles:

(1) Central angle = 90 degrees (3) Central angle = 140 degrees

(2) Central angle = 75 degrees (4) Central angle = 240 degrees

• Math 2 textbook/NTG practice problems (allow students to work in small groups)

NoteTaking Guide p. 234-244, Textbook p. 224-236
• If time permits, allow pairs of students to do Kagan Geometry p. 428 (ISBN # 978-
1-879097-68-1) Resource Book
Closing – Ticket Out the Door: (1) Given central angle 50 degrees and radius 8 ft, find the arc length
(2) Given arc length 18 cm & central angle 25 degrees, find the radius

Note: Be sure to use the Big Four (Geometry Mix) Power Point with Lesson 15

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Lesson 16 Area of Sectors of Circles
E. Q. – How do you find the area of a sector of a circle?
Standard – MM2G3c – Use the properties of circles to solve problems
involving the length of an arc and the area of a sector.
MM2G3d – Justify measurements and relationships in circles using
geometric and algebraic properties.
Opening – The teacher will begin class by giving each student graph paper
and a compass and have each student draw a circle as close to an
exact unit on the grid as possible. Each student will then cut
his/her circle out and count each square. If the student remembers
the area formula, he/she should check the area algebraically. Then
the student will be told to draw and cut out a slice of “pizza” using
the center of the circle as the guide. The students will write the
ratio of the piece to the whole and this will lead into the Area of
Sectors.
Work session PowerPoint: Area of Sectors of Circles (Notes and Examples are
– included in PowerPoint)

Closing – Mathematics 2 – McDougal Littell- Text pages: 230 – 235

Bk. Alignment (Teacher’s choice of problems)

Lesson 17 Area of Sectors of Circles

E. Q. – How do you apply the use of the area of a sector of a circle?
Standard – MM2G3c – Use the properties of circles to solve problems involving the length of an
arc and the area of a sector.
MM2G3d – Justify measurements and relationships in circles using geometric and
algebraic and algebraic properties.
Opening – Area of Sectors Activator Worksheet Activity
Work session – The students will work on computers on Geometers Sketchpad or www.geoebra.org
and complete the Technology Activity on page 236 in the textbook (Mathematics 2-
McDougal Littell). The students should also complete practice problems 16 – 29 on
page 235. Next the students should access www.mathopenref.com and complete the
Area of Sector Activity.
Closing – Rally Table Activity (Kagan Book p. 429) (ISBN # 978-1-879097-68-1)

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Areas of Sectors Activator
Now that arcs have been discovered, a review of the area and circumference of a circle is in order.

The length of an arc equals the circumference times the measure of the central angle divided by 360o. The area
of a sector equals the area of the circle times the measure of the central angle divided by 360o.

See circle below and use proportions to find the area of the sector and the length of the arc.
C = 20π
A = 102 π = 100π
60° x
=
60° 360° 20π
10 cm
60° x
=
360° 100π

Students made a pie chart using percentages in a previous task. In the game show Wheel of Fortune, three
contestants compete to earn money and prizes for spinning a wheel and solving a word puzzle. The game
requires some understanding of probability and the use of the English language. Make a spinner to use in the
Wheel of Fortune game.

A spinner can be constructed using a pencil and a paper clip on a circle with the correct sectors. Have students
create a playing wheel that has eight spaces (sectors) marked $3000, $750, $900, $400, Bankrupt, $600, $450,
and Lose a Turn. It is not necessary to have all the sectors the same size.

Based upon your spinner, calculate the area of each sector and arc length.

Source for this is the link below from The World’s Largest Math Event 8.

http://my.nctm.org/eresources/view_article.asp?article_id=6221&page=12

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Lesson 18 Surface Area of Sphere
E. Q. – How do we find the surface area of a sphere?
Standard – MM2G4a: Use and apply surface area and volume of a sphere
Opening – Key Vocabulary: Sphere, Great Circle, Hemisphere

Use the first few slides of the Powerpoint: Surface Area of Sphere to
have students brainstorm examples of spheres in the real world and
what it means to find the surface area of them
Work session
– • Explain that our lesson will involve a discovery lesson to
explore and generate the
formula for the Surface Area of a Sphere
• Use the reminder of the Powerpoint: Surface Area of Sphere to
present the lesson with the discovery activity embedded and also
distributed guided practice.
• The discovery lesson Orange You Glad….? should be
distributed to the students
at the appropriate time in the Powerpoint
Closing – Ticket Out the Door is included on the Powerpoint

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 Orange You Glad…..?
Objective: Each group of students will use an orange to investigate and
make a conjecture about the formula for finding the surface area of a sphere.

Materials for each group of 4 students:

• 1 orange (navel oranges work the best)

• 2 sheets of cm graph paper
• Scissors
• Small knife
• Plain paper
• Wet paper towels

Notes to the Teacher

Research shows that students commonly have difficulty remembering formulas unless they
discover those formulas themselves. This activity offers students the opportunity to discover the
formula for the surface area of a sphere through a guided investigation. When you use this
activity with your students for the first time, you may find the following notes to be useful.

• Student definition for surface area should include the following:

Surface area is the number of square units needed to cover the entire
outside of a solid figure.
• The correct unit of measure for surface area is square units.
• Several partial surface areas can be added to find the total surface area for a solid. You may
wish to use a rectangular solid as an example to illustrate this point.
• Help students realize that the surface area of the orange equals the surface
area of its peel.
• Help students realize that the radius of a great circle of a sphere is the same
as the radius of the sphere itself. With an orange, the radius of a great
circle is the radius of the orange.
• To reveal a great circle of an orange, students need to cut the orange
exactly in half. To help them do this, suggest that they cut through the
“equator” of the orange to create two “hemispheres”.
• If a group comes up with the wrong formula, such as surface area = 3πr^2,
help them find their error. Most often students leave gaps between pieces
of peel or overlap them.

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 Orange You Glad…..?
Objective: Each group of students will use an orange to investigate and
make a conjecture about the formula for finding the surface area of a sphere.

Materials for each group of 4 students:

• 1 orange (navel oranges work the best)

• 2 sheets of cm graph paper
• Scissors
• Tape
• Ruler
• Small knife
• Plain paper
• Wet paper towels

Group Members:
_________________________ ___________________________

_________________________ ___________________________

1. Using the cm graph paper, scissors, and tape, estimate the surface area
of the orange by covering it as best as possible. Count the squares to estimate
the total surface area. Estimate: ______________

2. Cut your orange in half to expose a great circle of the orange.

Measure: Radius _____________ Diameter _______________
Circumference of great circle = Circumference of Sphere = __________
3. Trace as many great circles as possible on your plain paper.

4. Estimate how many of these great circles you think you can cover with
pieces of your orange’s peel. Estimate: ___________

5. Use the knife to gently score each hemisphere halfway to make the
peeling come off easily. Tear off pieces of the orange peel carefully and
place them in the great circles, covering as many great circles as
possible with the whole peeling of the orange. Flatten each piece out as
much as possible. You may have to cut the pieces into smaller pieces.
Each great circle must be covered entirely with no overlaps or gaps.

6. What is the formula for the area of any circle? _____________

What is the area of your great circle? ___________

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7. How many great circles did you cover in all, using the entire peel of the
orange? ______ How close was this to your original prediction in #4?

So, what is the surface area of the whole sphere? _____________

8. Based on your findings, write the formula for:

Surface area of a Sphere: ____________

9. Do you think your equation (formula) will work to find the surface area
of any sphere? Explain your reasoning.

______________________________________________________

10. Compare your total surface area to your original prediction using the
cm graph paper in #1. Were you close?

EAT YOUR ORANGES…..CLEAN UP YOUR MESS….WIPE OFF YOUR DESK WITH

WET PAPER TOWELS.

Complete the problems assigned on the Powerpoint.

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E. Q. – What is the effect of changing the radius or diameter on the surface area of a sphere?
Standard MM2G4b: Determine the effect of changing the radius or diameter on the
– surface area of a sphere
Opening Show a visual display of all the planets in our solar system at the following website:
– http://www.kidskonnect.com/content/view/95/27/. Scroll down until you see the
planets all in a horizontal alignment. (Reminder: My Very Educated Mother Just
Served Us Nine Pizzas for the names of the planets in order from the Sun – Mercury,
Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune, Pluto). Compare and contrast
the size of the planets and discuss why the surface areas of these planets are all
different. Which of the planets look as though the surface areas would be about the
same? Which has the largest surface area? Smallest?
Work Display and give the students a copy of the Microsoft Word document: Planets in Our
session Solar System (taken from the same web site mentioned above, but condensed into one
– chart attached) that shows the diameters of each planet in miles. Have students to
complete the questions on the worksheets. Allow them to work in pairs so that they
may compare results.
Balloon Blow-Up: Ask for a volunteer to come up front, blow up a spherical balloon
(not all the way) and then explain how to find its circumference, radius and surface
area. They should ask for a flexible measuring tape in order to measure the
circumference around the sphere. Everyone record results in a chart form that students
make on their own paper (described below). Now blow up the balloon a little more.
Recalculate the circumference, radius, diameter and surface area. Continue doing this
1-2 more times until the balloon is about to pop. Complete the chart.
Circumference Diameter Radius Surface Area
_____________________________________________________
Explore: If the original diameter is doubled, then explain the relationship between the
surface areas in a complete
sentence.________________________________________________________Explore:
If the original diameter is tripled, then explain the relationship between the surface
areas. ______________________________________________________
Explore: If the original radius is halved, then explain the relationship between the
surface areas.
_______________________________________________________________
Explore: If the original radius is multiplied by 10, then explain the relationship
between the surface areas.
_______________________________________________________________
Closing Ticket Out the Door: If a golfball has a diameter of 4 cm and a bowling ball has a
– diameter of 20 cm, then explain how the surface area changes.

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The Planets in Our Solar System
Surface Area
Diameter
Planet (sq. miles) = 4π(r)2
(miles)
or π(d)2
3,031 miles
Mercury

7,521 miles
Venus

7,926 miles
Earth

4,222 miles
Mars

88,729 miles
Jupiter

74,600 miles
Saturn

32,600 miles
Uranus

30,200 miles
Neptune

Pluto (a dwarf 1,413 miles

planet)

Complete the surface area column for each of the planets in the chart.

1. Find the surface area of Earth. ________________

2. Which planet has diameter closest to Earth’s diameter? ________

Find its surface area. ______________

3. About what percentage of Earth’s surface area is this planet? ________

(Compute the ratio of Earth and this planet, round to 2 decimal places)

4. Find the surface area of Jupiter, our largest planet. __________

5. About how many Earth’s surfaces would it take to equal

Jupiter’s surface? _______

6. Write a complete sentence to explain the relationship between the Earth’s

surface area and Jupiter’s surface area.
___________________________________________________

7. Explain the relationship between the surface areas of

Uranus and Mars. ____________________________________

8. Which planet has close to 9 times the surface area of Neptune? __________

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Lesson 20 Volume of Spheres
E. Q. – How do you find the volume of a sphere?
Standard – MM2G4a - Use and apply surface area and volume of a sphere
MM2G4b – Determine the effect on surface area and volume of
changing the radius or diameter of a sphere.
Opening – The teacher will begin class by having a plastic cylinder and a
Styrofoam ball (each being of equal diameter (the base of the
cylinder and the ball)). The teacher will call on a volunteer. The
volunteer will place the ball into the cylinder and then the teacher
will pour water around the ball into the cylinder. The student will
then remove the ball without spilling any of the water. The teacher
will pour the water out and the student will measure the water left
with a ruler. The teacher will ask the class what ratio of the water
is left to the whole? This will lead into the volume of Spheres
formula.
Work session PowerPoint: Volume of Spheres (Notes and Examples are included
– in PowerPoint)

Closing – Geometry – McDougal Littell - Text pages: 762 – 763 ( 10 – 17, 20 -

Bk. Alignment 29)

Lesson 21 Volume of Spheres

E. Q. – How do you find the volume of a sphere?
Standard – MM2G4a - Use and apply surface area and volume of a sphere
MM2G4b – Determine the effect on surface area and volume of changing the radius or
diameter of a sphere.
Opening – Big Four Review Problems (Included on Power Point Presentation)
Work session – The students will work on the Review Problems and the teacher will provide
immediate feedback. The teacher will then check the homework answers (provided on
the PowerPoint) and go over any homework questions. At this time the teacher will
direct students to work on a Practice worksheet to access student understanding.
Students will also access www.geogebra.org under teacher direction and explore the
relationships of the radius and diameter of spheres in relation to the volume and
complete the practice problems. Students will be able to see visually what happens to
the volume as the radius/diameter is changed.
Closing – Complete the worksheet (Provided on the Powerpoint)

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