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March 2019 Science News

Engage student interest in math and science by celebrating the number Pi, the mysterious ratio found in circular objects and forms throughout nature, science, and mathematics.

March 2019 Science News

8 Ways to Celebrate Pi Day on March 14th

Every year on March 14, math and science educators and enthusiasts across the globe celebrate the number that represents the ratio of circumference to diameter of a circle with parties, parades, pie eating and number memorization contests.

If you’re looking for fun and engaging ways to celebrate this mathematical holiday while teaching students about the mystery and excitement of this special number, look no further.

We’ve gathered some of the most useful resources from around the web where you’ll find classroom activities, fun facts, teaching tools, and entire fan clubs dedicated to honoring Pi in all its forms.

From all of us at Ward’s Science, we wish you a happy Pi Day, from our science lab to yours!

Here are Eight Ways to Celebrate

  1. See where Pi Day got its start
    The Exploratorium in San Francisco, CA is said to have founded the first Pi Day celebration over 22 years ago, and continues the tradition today with live events, activities, and contests all day long. Visit exploratorium.edu/pi/ for a slew of Pi Day resources and schedule of events.
  2. Memorize one million digits of Pi
    Is your classroom up to the challenge? See how many digits you and your students can memorize and recite back without error – here are the first million digits to study. Think you can beat the current world record achieved by Rajveer Meena for memorizing 70,000 decimal places in 10 hours?
  3. Learn a Pi Day Rap Song
    Head to teachpi.org, a self-described one-stop Pi Day shop for teachers and number lovers, to get pumped up for your memorization competition with a Pi Day rap song set to the tune of Eminem’s “Lose Yourself”, along with more songs, Pi games, activities, and an entire community dedicated to sharing their love of Pi.
  4. Read the official National Pi Day Congressional Resolution
    On March 14, 2009, Congress voted in favor of a bill proposing Pi Day as a national holiday. See the full text of the U.S. House Resolution here.
  5. Study the History of Pi
    Learn more about the very first references to Pi in ancient history and texts, and study its chronology through the years. See the history here.
  6. Teach Pi with Coding
    Build and code your own media center, computer kit, or retro video game using the power of math and coding with the Raspberry Pi kit.
  7. Share a Pi Day Meme
    There’s no better way to say “Happy Pi Day” from one math lover to another than with this selection of free sharable memes.
  8. Don’t forget Einstein!
    Coincidentally, Albert Einstein, the father of modern physics, was born on Pi Day March 14, 1879. Learn more about the life of one of the most influential physicists and mathematicians of the 20th Century.

Happy Pi Day!

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