Pi Day CHALLENGE

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Read the Newsela articles to learn about the history and context of Pi Day! 🥧 🔵 🗓️ 
 
Newsela articles:
What is Pi Day?
Celebrate math with pi (and maybe some pie)
The search for the value of pi

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What is the mathematical constant represented by the symbol π (pi)?

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Which ancient civilization is credited with one of the earliest known approximations of the value of π?
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

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Which dessert is most commonly associated with this day?

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Which Greek letter is used to represent the mathematical constant π?

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Pi is an irrational number.

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The value of _______  (π) rounded to two decimal places is _______ .

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What is the relationship between the circumference of a circle and its diameter?

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Match the following individuals with their contributions to the understanding and calculation of pi.

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Christoph Grienberger		Introduced the concept of pi as the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter
Zu Chongzhi		Calculated pi to an accuracy of 7 decimal places using inscribed and circumscribed polygons
Isaac Newton		Proposed the most accurate method for the calculation of pi using polygons
Archimedes		Approximated pi as 3.1416 and calculated the value of pi to five decimal places using a polygonal algorithm
Liu Hui		Developed a series expansion formula involving inverse trigonometric functions to calculate pi

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In what ways can π be used in real-world scenarios?
Photo: Manfred Werner/Wikimedia Commons

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Pi Day CHALLENGE

What is the mathematical constant represented by the symbol π (pi)?

Which ancient civilization is credited with one of the earliest known approximations of the value of π?
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Which dessert is most commonly associated with this day?

Which Greek letter is used to represent the mathematical constant π?

Pi is an irrational number.

What is the relationship between the circumference of a circle and its diameter?

Match the following individuals with their contributions to the understanding and calculation of pi.

In what ways can π be used in real-world scenarios?
Photo: Manfred Werner/Wikimedia Commons

Why is Pi Day celebrated on March 14th?

What is the mathematical constant represented by the symbol π (pi)?

Which ancient civilization is credited with one of the earliest known approximations of the value of π?
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Which dessert is most commonly associated with this day?

Which Greek letter is used to represent the mathematical constant π?

Pi is an irrational number.

What is the relationship between the circumference of a circle and its diameter?

Match the following individuals with their contributions to the understanding and calculation of pi.

In what ways can π be used in real-world scenarios?
Photo: Manfred Werner/Wikimedia Commons

Why is Pi Day celebrated on March 14th?

Pi Day CHALLENGE

Pi Day CHALLENGE

What is the mathematical constant represented by the symbol π (pi)?

Which ancient civilization is credited with one of the earliest known approximations of the value of π?Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Which dessert is most commonly associated with this day?

Which Greek letter is used to represent the mathematical constant π?

Pi is an irrational number.

What is the relationship between the circumference of a circle and its diameter?

Match the following individuals with their contributions to the understanding and calculation of pi.

In what ways can π be used in real-world scenarios? Photo: Manfred Werner/Wikimedia Commons

Why is Pi Day celebrated on March 14th?

What is the mathematical constant represented by the symbol π (pi)?

Which ancient civilization is credited with one of the earliest known approximations of the value of π?Photo: Wikimedia Commons

Which dessert is most commonly associated with this day?

Which Greek letter is used to represent the mathematical constant π?

Pi is an irrational number.

What is the relationship between the circumference of a circle and its diameter?

Match the following individuals with their contributions to the understanding and calculation of pi.

In what ways can π be used in real-world scenarios? Photo: Manfred Werner/Wikimedia Commons

Why is Pi Day celebrated on March 14th?

Which ancient civilization is credited with one of the earliest known approximations of the value of π?
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

In what ways can π be used in real-world scenarios?
Photo: Manfred Werner/Wikimedia Commons

Which ancient civilization is credited with one of the earliest known approximations of the value of π?
Photo: Wikimedia Commons

In what ways can π be used in real-world scenarios?
Photo: Manfred Werner/Wikimedia Commons