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Exploring Circle Area with Radius Squares

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The author describes an activity designed to foster student understanding of the formula forthe area of a circle using radius squares. In the lesson, sixth graders discover thatπnumber of radius squares are needed to cover a circle.

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Walters, K., (2020) “Exploring Circle Area with Radius Squares”, Ohio Journal of School Mathematics 84(1), 59--64.

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