Now there is an ancient Greek letter,
And I think no other is better.
It isn’t too tall,
It might look very small,
But its digits, they go on forever.— Scott
at Mrs. Mitchell’s Virtual School
Time to celebrate
Are your students doing anything special for 
If you need ideas, here are some great
What is Pi? A Cool Lesson
I plan to use this with my elementary math club students today. For the older kids, I’ll add a graphing exercise and talk about slope.Pi Day Sudoku
Or get the printable pdf version here.Pi Day puzzles for MathCounts students
And here are more pi-related puzzles.Pi Day ideas & links from the Math Forum
Pi Day ideas for teachers from Math with Mr. Herte
Are You Smarter Than a 5th Grader?
These PowerPoint games test your students’ knowledge of math and
Since
History of pi
The “Jewish” or “Bible” value of pi
Does the Torah really say thatA Chronological History of Pi with Developmental Activities in Problem Solving
I would love to use a lesson like this. Unfortunately, it is full of typos and far from user-friendly. Has anyone written a better version?Archimedes’ method of exhaustion
I’ll approximate this with my MathCounts kids, using squares and hexagons. Archimedes worked up to a 96-gon, but that is beyond us. High school students may enjoy another Archimedes puzzle.MacTutor’s History of Pi
Follow the adventures of
Would you call it pi-etry?
Who knew mathematicians could be so literary?
A Challenge for Pi Day: Write Your Own Pi-ku
Add your creation to the comments.
Pi in your face
Fun pi facts and a puzzle from The Joy of Pi
The Pizza Theorem
What is the volume of a pizza of thickness a and radius z?
Mathematical Pi song
And here is Chickenfoot’s favorite YouTube song about
[If the embedded version doesn't work, click here.]
Personally, I prefer Professor Lesser’s lyrics:
And finally…
For those who hate to join a bandwagon, here is the curmudgeon’s view:
[Hat tip: I found several of these links through Mathmom's post and the comments that followed.]
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8 responses so far ↓
Denise // March 14, 2008 at 9:10 am
The Teacher’s Potluck Carnival is celebrating Pi Day with some great recipes for round food. Check it out!
Changing Places // March 14, 2008 at 12:47 pm
[...] happy Pi Day! Be sure to celebrate at 1:59! (Or whenever) I think we’ll get some Apple Pi and French Vanilla ice cream - how about [...]
Fun Math Blog // March 14, 2008 at 1:06 pm
[...] at Let’s Play Math does a superb job of writing about this special day. She’s got a Pi poem, lots of links to [...]
Sylvia // March 14, 2008 at 1:30 pm
Love this holiday! Thanks for the poetry!
richard // March 15, 2008 at 9:21 pm
Check out Pi Day site http://www.PiDayInternational.org. Has illustrated history of pi, also PiOMatic in Pi Diner - dispenses millions of digits of pi at touch of a button. Also, Pi Day Pi Drop at http://MathematiciansPictures.com/PI/PI-DAY.htm
Barbara // March 17, 2008 at 3:38 pm
We (a class of seniors enrolled in calculus) celebrated Pi Day and listened to the rap (from one of my former students) at this site http://www.teachpi.org/index.htm and this one http://www.avoision.com/experiments/pi10k/index.php. We also listened to this tune http://www.vvc.edu/ph/TonerS/mathpi.html. This was !
BTW, I read your blog often, but this is the first time I have left a comment. Thanks for posting so often!
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Diane // March 20, 2008 at 9:12 pm
The celebration of Pi Day is fantastic! I cannot wait until next year to celebrate Pi Day in my school media center. Check it out and have fun learning how pi is a part of our every day lives!
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