Pi Lesson Plans, Class Activities & Background Information

Pi K-12 Lesson Plans, Class Activities, Science Fair Projects & Background Information For Elementary, Middle and High School Students & Teachers

π Resources

Background Information

Pi - Wikipedia [View Resource]
What is π? [View Resource]
A Brief History of π [View Resource]
The letter π [View Resource]
A Slice of Pi [View Resource]
Celebrate Pi Day! [View Resource]
Exploratorium Pi Day - Fun Pi Facts & Pi Day Activities [View Resource]
Pi Day cards [View Resource]

K-12 Experiments, Labs, Lesson Plans and Science Fair Projects
Plan a Pi Day Party for March 14 (Grades 3-12) [View Resource]
Discovering the Magical Pi (Grades 6-8) [View Resource]
Discovering Pi (Grades 5-7) [View Resource]
What Pi is and means (Grades 6-8) [View Resource]
What is Pi? [View Resource]
Geometry & Trigonometry Science Fair Projects and Experiments [View Resource]
Duplicate the method Archimedes used to estimate the value of Pi [View Resource]
Archimedes' calculation of Pi [View Resource]
A history of Pi [View Resource]
Calculation of Pi Using the Monte Carlo Method [View Resource]
Pi Calculator Applet [View Resource]
Everyone Loves Pi (science fair project) [View Resource]

Advanced Studies, Research and Articles
A simple proof that π is irrational [View Resource]
The Life of Pi: From Archimedes to Eniac and Beyond [View Resource]
The Tau Manifesto [View Resource]
Even from Gregory-Leibniz series π could be computed: an example of how convergence of series can be accelerated [View Resource]
Pi Formulas [View Resource]
FAQ on π-Calculus [View Resource]
Do Scripture and Mathematics Agree on the Number π? [View Resource]

See also
Pi Computation: History and Methods [View Resource]
Monte Carlo Methods for Pi Calculation [View Resource]