Pi Day Agenda 2005
All Classes
About Pi lecture
Read Sir Cumference books Ð one student while eating time
Advanced Math:
Toothpick drop activity
In 1777, Count Buffon proposed dropping a needle on lined paper and asking for the probability of the needle crossing a line. The answer surprisingly is related to pi. The students make 100 drops of a toothpick (one unit length) onto paper with lines one unit apart. The students count the number of times that the toothpick crosses the lines Ð this is a hit. The ratio of hits to 100 approaches 2 / . Pi can be approximated by two times the number of drops divided by the number of hits.
Circle game
Algebra 2:
Identify circles worksheet
Given graph of a circle Ð write equation (x Ð h)2 + (y Ð k)2 = r2
Circle game
Algebra 1:
Perfume ad Ð due next day
Students are advertisement experts for the Smell So Good perfume company. A new unisex fragrance called has been developed. The company wants a magazine ad that will embody the true meaning of and capture the attention of the target audience (ages 16-25).
Measure circular objects worksheet
Students are given several circular objects and asked to measure the diameter and circumference using string and a ruler. The worksheet asks the students to compute the c + d, c Ð d, c * d, and c / d. Then the students are asked to note any observations regarding these calculations.
Calculus:
Circle game
Lanette VonSeggern