Equation of a circle (8300 - Higher - Algebra)
| Topic: | Equation of a circle |
Specification references (in recommended teaching order)
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- All students will develop confidence and competence with the content identified by standard type
- All students will be assessed on the content identified by the standard and the underlined type; more highly attaining students will develop confidence and competence with all of this content
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Teaching resources
Equation of a circle PowerPoint (part of Higher tier teaching pack)
Downloadable resource in ppt format.
29/04/2016
Equation of a circle resources (part of Higher tier teaching pack)
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Downloadable resource in doc format.
29/04/2016
General formula for a circle
16
A nicely differentiated set of lesson resources which use Pythagoras' theorem to derive the equation of a circle and use it to state the centre and radius from the given circle equations. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 19/08/2015
Equation of tangents to circles
12
A well constructed worksheet in which students must sketch circles centred on the origin and use their sketch and calculations to find the equation of a tangent to the circle at a given point. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 19/08/2015
General formula for a circle
16
A nicely differentiated set of lesson resources which use Pythagoras' theorem to derive the equation of a circle and use it to state the centre and radius from the given circle equations. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 19/08/2015
Equation of a Circle 1
3
A video tutorial which explains how the equation of a circle in general form is derived. This is the first of a series of ten video tutorials - the others could be used as extension material and as helpful introductory work to AS level Mathematics. You will need to register for a TES account to access this resource, this is free of charge. 19/08/2015
Topic Tests
8300 GCSE Higher Equations of Circles Mark Scheme
Downloadable resource in pdf format.
28/10/2022
8300 GCSE Higher Equations of Circles Topic Test
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Downloadable resource in pdf format.
28/10/2022
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