Circumference, Diameter and

Name: _________________ Class: ____ Date: _____________

Materials:
Ruler
Piece of string
Calculator
Instructions: You will have 5 minutes at each station to measure the diameter and circumference
of each circular object (you will need to use your string to get an accurate measurement around
the object).
Object

Circumference (C)
(cm)

Diameter (d)
(cm)

Cd
(round to nearest
hundredth)

1. widest part of large

hour glass
2. widest part of
mixing bowl
3. frisbee
4. hula hoop
5. basketball
6. softball
7. penny

Calculate the average of the last column (take the sum of all of the numbers in the last column
and then divide the total by 7).

Average: _______