TeachersFirst's Pi Day Resources
Other TeachersFirst Special Topics Collections
This collection of reviewed resources from TeachersFirst is selected to help teachers and students celebrate Pi Day and everything Pi through related projects and classroom activities. Whether you “circle around” Pi for one class or spend an entire unit on this very special number, the ideas included within the "In the Classroom" portion of reviews will launch discussions and meaningful projects for student-centered learning. Here’s Pi in your eye!
16 Results | sort by:
FastFig - The Word Processor for Math - Fig Labs, Inc
Grades
8 to 12
tag(s): calculators (28), equations (98), factoring (18), fractions (172), integers (35), mean (16), median (18), mode (10), numbers (159), pi (17), polynomials (19), prime numbers (20), quadratics (15), square roots (19), variables (16), vectors (18)
In the Classroom
Use FastFig to demonstrate solving problems and correct syntax on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Use this site for some "backward" teaching. Type in a problem and allow FastFig to solve it. Challenge students to explore the steps required to solve the problem. Share this site with students as a resource for checking homework answers. (It doesn't get them off the hook for providing explanations and step-by-step procedures for solving problems.)You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Math Monday - National Museum of Mathematics
Grades
6 to 12tag(s): colors (56), fractions (172), geometric shapes (73), origami (13), pi (17), puzzles (164)
In the Classroom
Share articles with students and replicate activities included in the article. Share the video demonstrations on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Challenge cooperative learning groups to create videos after reading articles and attempting activities. Share the videos on a site such as TeacherTube reviewed here. Use activities in the article as inspiration for Math night activities or Math Fair projects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Saxon Math Courses 1, 2, and 3 - Student Activities - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Grades
5 to 9tag(s): calculators (28), charts and graphs (159), coordinates (26), data (118), decimals (95), experiments (59), functions (46), multiples (26), pi (17)
In the Classroom
These activities are ideal for use on your interactive whiteboard or classroom computers to practice math skills. Be sure to look at activities for the grade above and below yours for remediation or enrichment. Share a link to activities on your classroom website or newsletter for practice at home.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Wild About Math - Wild About Math
Grades
6 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): equations (98), pi (17), pythagorean theorem (18), sudoku (17)
In the Classroom
Inspire your students to find joy in math with Sol Lederman. Test your brightest mathematicians or simply add depth to your math curriculum. Use math casts for personal explanations. Encourage students to create their own library of math casts to explain current information. Keep math casts on file to use as student tutoring by yourself as teacher or even for peer tutoring. Follow blog feeds to expand and involve students in even more intriguing problems.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Mr. Honner - Math Appreciation - Patrick Honner
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): blogs (62), logic (185), photography (113), pi (17), social networking (76)
In the Classroom
Use this blog as a resource for finding new classroom activities such as the custom pi necklace mathematical Valentine. (Use the search bar near the top of the page to find these items if not found on the home page.) Have students complete activities found on the site and challenge students to create an online graphic to share using Tabblo reviewed here. Share the site with your art teacher for collaborations in art and math classes.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Better Explained Archives - Kalid Azad
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): exponents (29), mental math (13), number sense (61), pi (17), problem solving (150), pythagorean theorem (18), square roots (19), statistics (90), vectors (18)
In the Classroom
Use this site as an anticipatory set or "activator" to introduce a unit or lesson on a projector or interactive whiteboard. Choose the appropriate topic, explore the explanation as a class, and then ask students to provide an explanation in their own words. Challenge students to create their own multimedia presentation of one of the topics presented on the site using one of the many TeachersFirst Edge tools reviewed here.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Pi Day - 314 Solutions, Inc
Grades
7 to 12This site includes advertising.
tag(s): pi (17), puzzles (164), vocabulary (289)
In the Classroom
Share this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Allow students to explore the site on their own or with a group. Use some of the ideas on the site when celebrating Pi Day in your classroom. Share the site with students as a resource for Pi research projects.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
ivar Peterson's Math Trek Archives - Ivar Peterson
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): baseball (38), fractions (172), logic (185), number sense (61), pi (17), prime numbers (20), problem solving (150), puzzles (164), square roots (19), trivia (12)
In the Classroom
This site is ideal to use as topics for Math Nights, Math Fairs, or other organized Math activities. Allow students to explore the site then choose one of the math activities to complete then present to the class. Have students make a multimedia presentation using one of the many TeachersFirst Edge tools reviewed here. Challenge students to find other "Recreational Math" information that could be added to the site and create a classroom bulletin board with the information.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
The Joy of Pi - David Blatner
Grades
7 to 12Caution: there is a link to American Pi which is a spoof on the movie, American Pie, and may contain some adult themes.
tag(s): pi (17)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector. Then have students explore this site independently or in small groups. Ask teams to report back on interesting Pi facts or information found. Include this site with your Pi Day celebrations!Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
History of Geometry - Cynthia Lanius
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): coordinates (26), pi (17)
In the Classroom
Use this site to help your students understand how geometry has evolved throughout the centuries. Have students work in cooperative learning groups (or independently) to research a mathematician. Challenge students to create a blog entry written from the perspective of the mathematician explaining what they have "discovered."Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
WebQuest: Pi - Leigh Ann Forde
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): pi (17)
In the Classroom
Have students work in cooperative learning groups to complete this Webquest. Share the introduction on your projector or interactive whiteboard. Rather than having students use YouTube to share videos, as the WebQuest suggests, have students try an educational video sharing site such as TeacherTube TeacherTube (explained here). For the Youtube video on the site, teachers whose school filters the site may not be able to access it. Instead, rip the video from a site such as KeepVid reviewed here to download the videos from YouTube.This simple website should inspire you to make your own WebQuest to invigorate learning. (This one used Googlepages, but there are many other internet hosting sites that offer free or nearly free pages. Learn more about webquests at TeachersFirst's Webquest 101 and read a review of a possible tool, zwebquest, here here.
Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Simpson Math - Dr. Sarah Greenwald and Dr. Ansdrew Nestler
Grades
11 to 12Of greater use is the link to "Classroom Activity Sheets" that provides engaging ideas for using Simpsons' scenarios to solve problems in class. Note: These are thought-provoking activities that are open ended and require considerable critical thinking. Examples include: "Are the Simpsons 2D or 3D?", "2D universes," "Pi," "Blackboard Equations," and "The Simpsons Lottery." At the top of the Activity Sheet page is a link for "suggestions" for successfully implementing these activities as well as cautions for changing math gender bias in society and the classroom.
tag(s): critical thinking (65), equations (98), pi (17)
In the Classroom
Use these as a springboard for problem solving group work in class. These activities can also be used to jumpstart your own ideas for tying pop culture and other media into your classroom. The articles on gender bias and promoting math and science for girls can help promote math and science education for all students.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Pi Day Activities - Mathematics Educators of Greater St. Louis
Grades
8 to 12tag(s): pi (17)
Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Graphics for the Calculus Classroom
Grades
10 to 12tag(s): pi (17)
Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Infinite Secrets - WGBH
Grades
9 to 12tag(s): pi (17)
Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Pi Land - Eve Andersson
Grades
7 to 12tag(s): pi (17)
In the Classroom
Introduce this site on your interactive whiteboard or projector, then allow students to explore on their own. Use the poems, photos, and other aesthetics as examples, then have students create their own Pi aesthetics to share on your classroom website or blog. Have a class competition to see who can memorize the most digits in Pi after training with the Pi memory trainer.Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
You must be registered and logged in to add items to your favorites.
Use the form at the top of the page to log in, or click here to join TeachersFirst (it's free!).
Comments
Add your comments below (available only to members) | Become a Member
Close comment form