On Thursday, March 14, we celebrated Pi Day (3.14). For this celebration, we, mathematics teachers, created a day of activities and opportunities for students to learn as much about the number Pi & its importance.
Some of the activities we planned included:
"Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3/14) around the world. Pi, a Greek letter, is the symbol used in mathematics to represent a constant — the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter — which is approximately 3.14159. Pi has been calculated to over one trillion digits beyond its decimal point."
Some of the activities we planned included:
Memory Challenge
We issued a challenge that tested the student memory. Pi starts off with 3.14 and goes on forever. How many of the infinite numbers can they remember? The students had one week to memorize them in order. Below are the first 25 digits of Pi:
3.141592653589793238462643388...
Find Circumference & Area of Food
Students brought in a “circular” food of their choice. The students measured the diameter and radius of their circular food in order to help find the circumference and area.
Making MATH and LEARNING fun for all! After the students completed the mathematical portion of today's activities, they chowed down on their food & watched a short video on Pi.
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