It's PI Day!

 

March 14 (3/14) is Pi Day because the number pi is 3.14159…. What makes this number and day so special? Discover the reason and other facts about pi by exploring these online activities. It’s as easy as pi!

 

CONNECT:

• Watch an explanation of pi and why it’s celebrated at https://youtu.be/mC3Vj1q5rXo
• Read about the history of pi at https://www.homeschoolwithlove.com/2013/03/14/share-a-history-of-pi-with-your-children-for-pi-day/
• Read top 25 interesting facts about pi at https://www.piday.org/pi-facts/

 

CREATE:

• Find out how to find the circumference of a circle – and why it is important -- at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lVf9jkQ2QqA&t=177s
• Start with https://www.pbs.org/parents/crafts-and-experiments/happy-pi-day and then try some of these  mathtastic Pi Day activities at https://www.weareteachers.com/pi-day-activities/
• Plan your own Pi Day using https://www.exploratorium.edu/pi/guide-celebrating-pi-day

 

CARE:

• See how someone kept others warm and comfy by making a pi-inspired quilt: https://www.snexplores.org/article/math-is-muse-for-these-artists
• Do you care about the universe? Meet Pi: a new earth-sized planet – at https://news.mit.edu/2020/earth-sized-pi-planet-0921
• For parents: Are your kids anxious about pi and other math? Help them manage their math stress at https://www.webmd.com/parenting/features/how-to-help-your-child-with-math-anxiety

 

CAREERS:

Do you want a piece of the career pi? You can be a mathematician, of course, but you can also use pi in building, transportation, communications, medicine, and music.  See its job-related uses here:

• https://amazingarchimedes.weebly.com/real-life-application-of-pi.html
• https://www.universetoday.com/110331/happy-pi-day-5-ways-nasa-uses-pi/#:~:text=In%20basic%20mathematics%2C%20Pi%20is,flight%2C%20to%20name%20a%20few
• https://www.greenworldinvestor.com/2016/06/05/life-is-weird-ten-real-life-applications-of-the-most-famous-number-in-the-world-pi/