Part+VI+-+Online+Resources

__**6 online resources**__

http://www.infoplease.com/math/knowledgebox/player.html?movie=sfw41551

-This website is comprised of a fun, interactive basketball game students can play to gain practice and understanding solving for the circumference of circles. When they correctly solve the problems given, they are allowed to take three free throws to gain points for their team and help win the game.

http://www.infoplease.com/math/knowledgebox/player.html?movie=sfw41560

-This website also features a game for students to develop their understanding when solving for the area of circles. This resource, as well as the first, is beneficial for students because they can gain additional practice with these mathematical skills when they are not necessarily at school or near a teacher.

http://www.piday.org/2010/discussions/2008-pi-day-activities-for-teachers/

-This is a great resource for teachers that comprises more than 50 ideas and activities for "Pi day" that add to the celebration and help students learn and gain interest in mathematics and geometry/spatial reasoning skills.

http://spikedmath.com/math-games/cat/28/Pi-Games-%28314%29/newest-1.html

-This is another great resource for teachers that has more Pi day activities students will enjoy on March 14th and will help reinforce and explore the geometric skills we are trying to teach.

http://www.coolmath.com/reference/circles-geometry.html

-This website is a resource students can utilize while they are at home to review the geometric concepts of circles, pi, circumference, and area.

http://www.teachpi.org/activities.htm

-This website is a resource full of pi day activities for teachers. There are literally hundreds of ideas you can browse through to see which activities and lesson plans are most efficient for your classroom. The difficulty of the activities vary as well as the ages they were designed for.