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The document provides instructions for an activity using a paper plate and Twizzler to explore angles, arcs, and circumference of a circle. Students mark the center and diameter of the plate and label points A and B. They measure angles using a protractor and find that the central angle formed from point A to the endpoint of a Twizzler laid along the arc is 180 degrees. Students then use the Twizzler to measure equal arc lengths and find that the circumference can be measured as 4 Twizzler lengths, matching the expected value using the circumference formula.

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The document provides instructions for an activity using a paper plate and Twizzler to explore angles, arcs, and circumference of a circle. Students mark the center and diameter of the plate and label points A and B. They measure angles using a protractor and find that the central angle formed from point A to the endpoint of a Twizzler laid along the arc is 180 degrees. Students then use the Twizzler to measure equal arc lengths and find that the circumference can be measured as 4 Twizzler lengths, matching the expected value using the circumference formula.

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1.Find the center of your paper plate and mark this location as Point O.

Draw a straight line


that passes through the center to represent the diameter of your circle. Name the points
where the diameter meets the edge of the plate as Point A and Point B.

2.How many degrees are in the half circlemade from Point A to Point B? How many degrees
are in a quarter circle? Starting at Point A and moving counterclockwise, mark theangle
measurements at each quarter circle on your paper plate.

3.Cut your Twizzler to be exactly the length of one radius.

4.Place one end of the Twizzler at Point A. Lay the Twizzler around the edge of the circle and
mark the point on the edge of the plate where the Twizzler ends. Name this mark as Point C.

5.Use a ruler to draw the central angle created by Points A, O, and C.

6.Use the protractor to carefully measure this angle to the nearest degree: _____180____

7.Compare your angle measure to others in your group. What do you notice?

The same angle measure, hens we all used the same paper plate to do this activity

8.What is the length of the arc created by ∠𝐴𝑂𝐶 (in cm)? ______ 11cm_____

9.Use your Twizzler to continue marking equal arc lengths around the circumference of your
plate.

a.How many Twizzler arc lengths were you able to measure before reaching Point B?

b.How many Twizzlerarc lengths could youmeasure before returning to Point A?

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10.Find the circumference of your circle(𝐶=2 𝜋𝑟). Leave your answer in terms of 𝜋.

The circumference of our circlec is equal to 47.1

11.What does the circumference tell you about how many Twizzler arc lengths should fit
around the circle? How does this compare with your answer in 9b?

It tells us the estimated centimeters needed in order to complete a full round in our circle

12.How many Twizzler arc lengths shouldfit around halfthe circle? Around a quartercircle?

2,1.

1.Write each angle measure in radians.

a.30 ̊ b. 45 ̊ c. 225 ̊ d. 120 ̊

A= 0.52

B= 0.78

C= 3.92

D= 2.09

2.Convert 𝜋/7radians into degrees.

25.7 degrees
3.Use your unit circle to answer the questions below:

a.What do you notice about the radian measure of all angles that are multiples of 60 ̊?

They all equal exactly 1

b.What do you notice about the radian measure of all angles that are multiples of 30 ̊, but NOT
multiples of 60 ̊?

They go below 1 decimal amounts/numbers

c.Which angles are multiples of 𝜋/6and 𝜋/4?

30 45 60 degrees

4.An ant is walking around the perimeter of a circular wreath with a radius of 8 inches. If the
ant walked 21 inches, how many radians is the central angle that intercepts her path?

The movement of the ant illustrates the length of an arc

The measure of the central angle is 2.625 radians

How to determine the central angle

The radius of the arc is given as:

The distance walked is given as:

The length of an arc is

So, we have:
Divide both sides by 8

Divide

Hence, the measure of the central angle is 2.625 radians

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