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Discovering Pi/Welcome to Pi Day
Students explore pi. In this circle measurement lesson plan, students define and identify radius, diameter, circumference, and perimeter. Students work in groups to measure several plastic lids and record their findings. Students compare...
EngageNY
Decimal Expansion of Pi
Develop a better understanding of the value of pi. Learners explore the area of a circle using estimation and graph paper. While continuing to estimate the area of the circle using smaller and smaller grids, the number pi emerges.
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Discovering Pi
Define terminology related to a circle. Practice accuracy in measuring and then create a spreadsheet based on data collected from solving for parts of a circle. Groups can have fun analyzing their data as it relates to Pi.
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As Easy As Pi!
Young scholars conduct a scavenger hunt to find circular objects at home, then use the objects to find the pattern of pi.
Didax
Pi Day #1a – Discovering Pi
Unravel the mystery behind the infamous number pi. Scholars complete a series of activities that explores where pi comes from, its digits and estimation strategies. Pupils should be ready to measure, calculate, and look for patterns to...
EduGAINs
Discovery of Pi
Serve up a slice of math for Pi Day! A combination of fun, hands-on lessons and helpful worksheets encourage learners to practice finding the radius, diameter, and circumference of different circles.
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A Slice of Pi
Math pupils, by viewing a video, discover the history of pi and some of the applications of its uses in the world today. They conduct an experiment by measuring the diameter and circumference of various circular objects to calculate...
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"Pi" Day
Your class will complete research dealing with Pi and its value in mathematics, leading into a discovery lab to demonstrate Pi, how it is determined, and how it is used. In the end, students eat PIE!
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Understanding Pi.
Students study the relationship between circumference and diameter to come up with Pi. "In this pi lesson, students measure, record and find the ratio "circumference/diameter" and their average which is an approximation of pi.
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Parachutes, Circles and Pi...Oh My!
Learners explore different size circles to discover the relationship between diameter and circumference. In this circles and Pi lesson, students construct simple parachutes using circle patterns of varying sizes. Learners predict the...
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Discovering Pi
Students relate Pi to a circle. In this circles activity, students identify the different properties of two dimensional objects. They relate Pi to the circumference, diameter and area of a circle .
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Approximation of Pi
Young scholars explore the concept of Pi. In this Pi lesson, students measure the circumference and diameter of a circle. Young scholars record the diameter and circumference measurements from their classmates. Students enter the data...
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Anticipation Guide: Life of Pi
Create an anticipation guide with your class for Life of Pi. They will have likely heard of the novel and maybe even seen the movie, but provide them with this guide to get them thinking. Eight statements are given, and your class...
CK-12 Foundation
Length of an Arc: Pi Hour
What time is it when the arc length is pi? An interactive displays the measure of the angle created between the hour and minute hand of a clock. Pupils can set the clock to different hours and calculate the arc length based upon the radius.
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Pi Day
Ninth graders explore the concept of pi in preparation for developing a project for pi day. They examine direct variation, the history of pi, circle circumference and arc length, area and sector area and then consider how these concepts...
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Decimal System, Zero, and Pi
Students explore Indian contributions to mathematics. In this mathematics history lesson, students examine the decimal system, zero, and pi as contributions from the Indian culture.
Noyce Foundation
Circular Reasoning
Examine the origin and application of pi in five different levels. The five lessons in the resource begin with an analysis of the relationship between the radius and circumference of a circle. The following lessons lead learners through...
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Pi
Sixth graders read the book "Sir Cumference and Knights of the Round Table" to introduce them to the concept of Pi. As a class, they discover where Pi originated and define the terms circumference, radius and diameter. To end the...
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Discovering The Ratio Pi And The Diameter
Students relate the ratio of Pi to the diameter of a circle. In this geometry lesson, students investigate the relationship of the chord of the circle the the number Pi. They define ration, chord, circumference and diameter and find...
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Approximating Pi
Students approximate Pi using the lower and upper bound for the constant. In this algebra lesson, students work in groups of two to graph a circle and approximate Pi using the circumference. They repeat their estimation until they come...
Virginia Department of Education
Going the Distance
Estimate the value of one of the most famous irrational numbers. The hands-on lesson instructs classmates to measure the circumference and diameters of circles using yarn. The ratio of these quantities defines pi.
Macmillan Education
Understanding Your Skills and Talents
Skills, talents, and personal qualities are the focus of the fourth session in a 23-lesson series of life skills exercises. Participants build a mind map of all the skills and talents in the class, and then groups work together to...
CK-12 Foundation
Conversion between Degrees and Radians: Arc and Radians Relationship
How are arc lengths and radians related? An interactive resource demonstrates the relationship as pupils create arc lengths in a unit circle and compare them to the angle measurements. Questions ask individuals to build upon this...
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Pi Day (March 14)
Fourth graders determine the value of ? by measuring the circumference and diameter of circular objects such as soup cans, Oreo cookies, etc..