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admin — Sun, 13 Mar 2011 17:32:41 +0000

Make (and Eat) a Pie – These pie recipes for Pi Day from NPR’s McCallister look incredibly tasty. But, there’s no shame in putting a frozen store-bought pie in the oven, or picking up a pie from your local bakery. Any kind of pie is great on Pi Day! If you’re making your own, get inspired by these beautifully designed Pi Day Pies. Tell us on Facebook: What’s your favorite kind of pie for Pi Day?

Pi Music – Compose, sing or play a Pi song on Pi Day: Check out this piece for violin, or this Pi song by David Perry on guitar, or this ensemble piece by Michael John Blake with xylophone, piano, accordian, ukulele, banjo and more:

Pi Arts & Crafts – If music isn’t your thing, do an art project. Check out this Pi Day cross-stitch or other Pi Day craft projects. Etsy has all kinds of Pi Day crafts for sale.

Andrey Larionov (pictured at the right) from the Ukraine is working on a very large mosaic based on 100,000 digits of Pi. Check out his Facebook group for the project to see how it’s coming along.

Pi Links 2010

Dan — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 08:30:20 +0000

In The News:

Also, follow the Pi Day buzz on Google Trends for Pi Day & Pi.

Finally, check out these Pi Earrings from ‘NerdGoddess’ on Etsy, as well as other the other handmade Pi crafts.

Legislating Math

Dan — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:30:58 +0000

On February 5, 1897, the state of Indiana almost declared pi as “5/4 to 4″ or 3.2. While it’s fairly common for governmental bodies to legislate weights and measures, this shows that the Indiana Legislature doesn’t understand the concept of irrational numbers. It’s the irrational part that makes pi so great, in the first place. Coverage of this event includes:

Pi on NPR & other Links

Dan — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 01:00:03 +0000

Pi Day has been featured since 2007 on National Public Radio:

And, several other venues covered Pi Day 2009, especially with its nearby holiday Square Root Day 2009 (03-03-09):

The Inquisitr followed up on Square Root Day 2009 with a collection of more Pi Day stuff.
National Geographic Magazine interviewed Larry Shaw about Pi Day.

More Pi in the News

Dan — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 22:00:22 +0000

Here are some recent articles about Pi & Pi Day:

Scholastic News: Pi Day
Springfield, IL: Have a Piece of Pi
LA Times: A slice of Pi, please?
MSNBC writes that March 13th is Pluto Day, because it’s the day Pluto (who ever so recently was a planet) was discovered. So, those of you celebrating Pi Day minus .01 can celebrate Pluto’s discovery as well!

Pi Day Poster Session at Ohio U

Kevin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:00:55 +0000

The students of the University of Ohio Mathematics Department will be celebrating Pi Day with a poster session on March 12th. Students will be presenting posters about their Pi-related research and Pizza Pie as well as other Pies will be served.

National Pi Day 2009 Resolution

Dan — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 22:54:54 +0000

111th CONGRESS
1st Session

H. RES. 224
Supporting the designation of Pi Day, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
March 9, 2009

Mr. GORDON of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. HALL of Texas, Mr. LIPINSKI, and Mr. BAIRD) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Science and Technology

RESOLUTION

Supporting the designation of Pi Day, and for other purposes.

Whereas the Greek letter (Pi) is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter;

Whereas the ratio Pi is an irrational number, which will continue infinitely without repeating, and has been calculated to over one trillion digits;

Whereas Pi is a recurring constant that has been studied throughout history and is central in mathematics as well as science and engineering;

Whereas mathematics and science are a critical part of our children’s education, and children who perform better in math and science have higher graduation and college attendance rates;

Whereas aptitude in mathematics, science, and engineering is essential for a knowledge-based society;

Whereas, according to the 2007 Trends in International Mathematics and Science Study (TIMSS) survey done by the National Center for Education Statistics, American children in the 4th and 8th grade were outperformed by students in other countries including Taiwan, Singapore, Russia, England, South Korea, Latvia, and Japan;

Whereas since 1995 the United States has shown only minimal improvement in math and science test scores;

Whereas by the 8th grade, American males outperform females on the science portion of the TIMSS survey, especially in Biology, Physics, and Earth Science, and the lowest American scores in math and science are found in minority and impoverished school districts;

Whereas America needs to reinforce mathematics and science education for all students in order to better prepare our children for the future and in order to compete in a 21st Century economy;

Whereas the National Science Foundation has been driving innovation in math and science education at all levels from elementary through graduate education since its creation 59 years ago;

Whereas mathematics and science can be a fun and interesting part of a child’s education, and learning about Pi can be an engaging way to teach children about geometry and attract them to study science and mathematics; and

Whereas Pi can be approximated as 3.14, and thus March 14, 2009, is an appropriate day for ‘National Pi Day’: Now, therefore, be it

Resolved, That the House of Representatives–

(1) supports the designation of a ‘Pi Day’ and its celebration around the world;

(2) recognizes the continuing importance of National Science Foundation’s math and science education programs; and

(3) encourages schools and educators to observe the day with appropriate activities that teach students about Pi and engage them about the study of mathematics.

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