Free Grade 3 Working with Area of Circles Lesson Plans
Free Grade 3 lesson plans for Working with Area of Circles: 12 real questions with a full answer key and worked solutions. Perimeter is the distance around a shape; area is the space inside. Rectangle area = length × width; triangle = ½ × base × height; circle = πr².
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- UnderstandExplain working with area of circles
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Calculate working with area of circles accurately in a familiar context.
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- AnalyseCompare working with area of circles
Compare working with area of circles accurately in a familiar context.
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- EvaluateJustify working with area of circles
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How Working with Area of Circles works
Perimeter is the distance around a shape; area is the space inside. Rectangle area = length × width; triangle = ½ × base × height; circle = πr².
12 practice questions
Easy to hard, 24 marks in total. Try them first, then open the answers.
- 1.A rectangle is 15 cm by 9 cm. Find its perimeter and area.[1]
- 2.A rectangle is 8 cm by 5 cm. Find its perimeter and area.[1]
- 3.A rectangle is 11 cm by 2 cm. Find its perimeter and area.[1]
- 4.A rectangle is 11 cm by 11 cm. Find its perimeter and area.[1]
- 5.A triangle has base 26 cm and height 8 cm. Find its area.[2]
- 6.A triangle has base 8 cm and height 8 cm. Find its area.[2]
- 7.A triangle has base 24 cm and height 12 cm. Find its area.[2]
- 8.A triangle has base 24 cm and height 10 cm. Find its area.[2]
- 9.Find the area and circumference of a circle with radius 8 cm (to 1 d.p.).[3]
- 10.Find the area and circumference of a circle with radius 10 cm (to 1 d.p.).[3]
- 11.Find the area and circumference of a circle with radius 11 cm (to 1 d.p.).[3]
- 12.Find the area and circumference of a circle with radius 7 cm (to 1 d.p.).[3]
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1. Perimeter 48 cm, area 135 cm²
Perimeter = 15 + 9 + 15 + 9 = 48 cm. Area = 15 × 9 = 135 cm².
2. Perimeter 26 cm, area 40 cm²
Perimeter = 8 + 5 + 8 + 5 = 26 cm. Area = 8 × 5 = 40 cm².
3. Perimeter 26 cm, area 22 cm²
Perimeter = 11 + 2 + 11 + 2 = 26 cm. Area = 11 × 2 = 22 cm².
4. Perimeter 44 cm, area 121 cm²
Perimeter = 11 + 11 + 11 + 11 = 44 cm. Area = 11 × 11 = 121 cm².
5. 104 cm²
Area = ½ × base × height. ½ × 26 × 8 = 104 cm².
6. 32 cm²
Area = ½ × base × height. ½ × 8 × 8 = 32 cm².
7. 144 cm²
Area = ½ × base × height. ½ × 24 × 12 = 144 cm².
8. 120 cm²
Area = ½ × base × height. ½ × 24 × 10 = 120 cm².
9. Area 201.1 cm², circumference 50.3 cm
Area = πr² = π × 8² = 201.1 cm². Circumference = 2πr = 2 × π × 8 = 50.3 cm.
10. Area 314.2 cm², circumference 62.8 cm
Area = πr² = π × 10² = 314.2 cm². Circumference = 2πr = 2 × π × 10 = 62.8 cm.
11. Area 380.1 cm², circumference 69.1 cm
Area = πr² = π × 11² = 380.1 cm². Circumference = 2πr = 2 × π × 11 = 69.1 cm.
12. Area 153.9 cm², circumference 44 cm
Area = πr² = π × 7² = 153.9 cm². Circumference = 2πr = 2 × π × 7 = 44 cm.
Worked examples
A rectangle is 12 cm by 12 cm. Find its perimeter and area.
- Perimeter = 12 + 12 + 12 + 12 = 48 cm.
- Area = 12 × 12 = 144 cm².
- Answer: Perimeter 48 cm, area 144 cm²
A triangle has base 22 cm and height 11 cm. Find its area.
- Area = ½ × base × height.
- ½ × 22 × 11 = 121 cm².
- Answer: 121 cm²
Find the area and circumference of a circle with radius 9 cm (to 1 d.p.).
- Area = πr² = π × 9² = 254.5 cm².
- Circumference = 2πr = 2 × π × 9 = 56.5 cm.
- Answer: Area 254.5 cm², circumference 56.5 cm
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Common mistakes
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Mixes up area and perimeter.
Correction: Perimeter is a fence (around), area is grass (inside).
Uses the slanted side as the height of a triangle.
Correction: Height must be at right angles to the base.
Teacher tips
- · Draw shapes on squared paper and count squares first.
Parent tips
- · Measure a room and work out how much carpet you'd need.
Real-life applications
- · Carpeting a room, fencing a garden.
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- Start with Introducing Area of Circles, Area of Triangles. Each one has its own free lesson, worksheet and quiz.
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- Move on to Area of Circles in Context, Perimeter of Rectangles, Area of Rectangles, Area of Triangles, which build directly on this idea.
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