{"id":1868,"date":"2012-02-14T06:52:35","date_gmt":"2012-02-14T14:52:35","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/?p=1868"},"modified":"2021-11-09T09:20:13","modified_gmt":"2021-11-09T17:20:13","slug":"target-practice-teaching-the-area-formula-for-a-circle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/?p=1868","title":{"rendered":"Project-Based Learning &#8211; Target Practice: Teaching the Area Formula for a Circle"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Meaningful math with a purpose! This great hands-on lesson gets students doing math while designing targets. Students become comfortable using the area formula for circles. And the best part is, their targets are set up and used during the school&#8217;s fall carnival. Watch the video below for the entire lesson plan.<\/p>\n<p>CCSS: 7.G.4<br \/>\nTEKS: 6th grade 6C, 8A, 8B<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1876\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1876\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-1876\" title=\"target\" src=\"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/2012-02-11-16.57.55-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/2012-02-11-16.57.55-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/2012-02-11-16.57.55-450x337.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/?attachment_id=1869\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-1869\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1869\" title=\"Target Practice\" src=\"http:\/\/kidnexions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/2012-02-13-09.40.37-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/2012-02-13-09.40.37-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.familymathnight.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/02\/2012-02-13-09.40.37-450x337.jpg 450w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=SYJsrUby6Zg\">Link to video.<\/a><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Project-Based Learning: Target Practice - The Area Formula for Circles\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/SYJsrUby6Zg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Meaningful math with a purpose! 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