{"id":8650,"date":"2016-03-09T10:12:32","date_gmt":"2016-03-09T14:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/?p=8650"},"modified":"2022-04-22T13:04:37","modified_gmt":"2022-04-22T17:04:37","slug":"planning-pi-day-activities","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/planning-pi-day-activities\/","title":{"rendered":"Planning Pi Day activities"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1><\/h1>\n<h1 style=\"text-align: left;\">More than just math?<\/h1>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-8792 size-thumbnail\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/delicious-150x150.jpeg\" alt=\"delicious\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/delicious-150x150.jpeg 150w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/delicious.jpeg 225w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/>Let&#8217;s be honest, there&#8217;s not many days dedicated to the celebration of math or its concepts. This is why math folks get a little energized every March 14th. Picking up where last year&#8217;s<a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/celebrating-pi-day-students\/#.VtnLLjYrJ-V\"> Pi Day post<\/a>\u00a0left off,\u00a0this is an opportunity to plan for activities or celebrations in the classroom, but more importantly infuse some enjoyment into the math culture.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<h2>What is pi?<\/h2>\n<p>Jumping right into it, here is the Complete History and Complete Explanation of Pi in 3 minutes and\u00a014 seconds:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Pi Explained in 3:14\" width=\"525\" height=\"295\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7Mz7xU3zZvk?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<h2>Pi has a sound?<\/h2>\n<p>You betcha: pi&#8217;s a great tool for music teachers to infuse a little (more) math in the music theory curriculum. Check it out:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"What Pi sounds like.\" width=\"525\" height=\"394\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/wK7tq7L0N8E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Just a few resources that might help plan you Pi day activities:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.teachpi.org\/activities\/lessons\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">TeachPi.org&#8217;s own Pi Day activities<\/a> (these people are serious)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.exploratorium.edu\/pi\/pi_activities\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">The San Francisco Exploratorium&#8217;s list of amazing Pi Day activities<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.educationworld.com\/a_lesson\/lesson\/lesson335.shtml\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Plan a Pi Day party<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Why is Pi Day such a big deal?<\/h2>\n<p>While on the surface it is important to have fun with Pi day, we really we are trying to build a school culture where math and being good at math is infused, accepted and believed. So often I have seen students (and adults) beliefs about math or their abilities in math hinder their willingness to &#8220;jump&#8221; in. If we have more ways to celebrate, enjoy, and promote math in a way that invites curiosity and builds beliefs that &#8220;I&#8221; am good at math, we have a fighting chance to see the important connectedness of math in our lives.<\/p>\n<h2>What happens on 3\/15?<\/h2>\n<h3>Keeping the excitement going&#8230; with mathletes?<\/h3>\n<p>Yes, <em>mathletes<\/em>.<a href=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Document3.png\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-8790\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-8790 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Document3-300x234.png\" alt=\"Document3\" width=\"300\" height=\"234\" srcset=\"https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Document3-300x234.png 300w, https:\/\/tiie.w3.uvm.edu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/03\/Document3.png 316w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>In places where I have seen it done well, the cultivation of Mathletes has been a common influence. Whether it is a competitive\u00a0engagement, an after school club, or just a space were math is celebrated daily, the culture has become more accepting and math has been embraced by a larger audience. It starts with teachers wearing funny <a href=\"https:\/\/www.spreadshirt.com\/kids+math+t-shirts\">math t-shirts<\/a>\u00a0(these are pretty good), then mathletes, then everyone wants in. It can&#8230;. and does happen!<\/p>\n<p>We know that research also supports this, don&#8217;t just believe me. Just a few pieces of light reading&#8230;..<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li class=\"gs_rt\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.archive.org\/web\/20220213172648\/https:\/\/www.jstor.org\/stable\/1131038\" clk=\"hl=en&amp;sa=T&amp;oi=ggp&amp;ct=res&amp;cd=0&amp;ei=hK3dVqWqA5aO2Abin4mQBw\">Student\/teacher relations and attitudes toward mathematics before and after the transition to junior high school<\/a><\/li>\n<li class=\"gs_rt\">Assessing the relationship between attitude toward mathematics and achievement in mathematics: A meta-analysis (no longer available)<\/li>\n<li class=\"gs_rt\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.tandfonline.com\/doi\/abs\/10.1080\/00220670209596607\" data-clk=\"hl=en&amp;sa=T&amp;ct=res&amp;cd=4&amp;ei=hK3dVqWqA5aO2Abin4mQBw\">Mathematics and science achievement: Effects of motivation, interest, and academic engagement<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5;\">Perhaps we will know we are successful when spellcheck finally recognizes the word <strong>mathlete<\/strong>.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>Connections to family and community<\/h2>\n<p>When we look at celebrations, either whole school or classroom based, it&#8217;s a great opportunity to engage our partners in learning.<\/p>\n<p>I would suggest folks think about inviting parents of community partners to be apart of the activities or have a community showcase of learning to an authentic audience. My favorite culminating activity is a pie or Pi eating contest with students and adults. It&#8217;s a shot in the arm for community building and celebrating learning. Does&#8217;t get much better!<\/p>\n<p>So as Pi day rolls in next Monday (pun intended), have fun with it, eat some baked goods, but most importantly model the love and enthusiasm for this crazy thing call Math.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>More than just math? Let&#8217;s be honest, there&#8217;s not many days dedicated to the celebration of math or its concepts. This is why math folks get a little energized every March 14th. 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