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Curriculum Inspirations: Walking the Track

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James Tanton takes viewers through this question from the 2011 MAA AMC 10 B Competition. Appropriate for the 10th grade level, this question covers the topic of the circumference of a circle formula in Geometry. 

Common Core State Standards (CCSS): A-SSE.2; 7.G.4

Read the Curriculum Burst essay that goes with this question here: Walking the Track

This video demonstrates Problem-Solving Strategy #2: Do Something.

Curriculum Inspirations is a multimedia experience for the middle-school and high-school communities. Math teachers can use these classroom supplements below for classroom warm-ups, extra credit, asynchronous brainstorming, and finals review.

Find more Curriculum Inspiration videos and other resources for the MAA AMC here.