It’s that time of year again and we’re bringing you a brand new set of materials to use with students as you celebrate Pi Day, March 14th.
This year, students can move through stations as they celebrate that irrational ratio we love so much, 3.14159…
Distribute Pi Day Activity Cards
Download these printable activity cards to shine a light on the number π and its digits.
If grade-level appropriate, start by introducing π as the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. Archimedes (287-212 BC) was the first to calculate π. He used an approach that drew on the Pythagorean theorem to calculate the approximate circumference of a circle by adding up the sides of inscribed triangles.
Hold a Pi Day Challenge
Use a Lesson Plan from Our Cross-Curricular Lesson Library
In this lesson, students use Dash to model fractions on a number line.
Target grade levels: 3-4
Time required: 1.5 – 2 hours
Lesson Procedure:
This lesson can be broken into three classes or sections.
- Class 1: From Fraction Circles to Number Lines (20 30 minutes)
- Class 2: Unit Fractions on a Number Line (30 40 minutes)
- Class 3: Proper Fractions on a Number Line (30 40 minutes)
To access the entire lesson plan, launch and log into our Make Wonder portal (for free). You’ll find the lesson here in our Cross Curricular Lesson Library under the Curriculum tab. It is included in the Free Tier of Make Wonder!
Do you celebrate Pi Day with Dash? Post a video on social media and tag us @wonderworkshop with the hashtag #dashpiday and we may reshare your post!
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