Video Of The Week - It's Pi Day!
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March 14 (3/14) holds a significant place in the American school calendar. That's because on this day even the strictest of math teachers allow students to celebrate Pi (the numeral constant that represents the ratio of a circle's circumference to its diameter) with fun activities and a slice or two of its yummy namesake - Pie!
Though the celebration may seem frivolous, educators and students are just obeying the law. After all, when the US House of Representatives declared the day a holiday in 2009, they did ask Americans to celebrate it with appropriate Pi and math-related activities! What makes the holiday even more special is that it can only be celebrated in the US. That's for the rest of the world, today is not 3/14 (March 14), but 14/3 (14 March)!
As you go about performing your civic duty be sure to check out the video that outlines some cool facts about this numeral constant that helps make math fun, at least one day of the year!
Happy Pi Day!
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smishball123almost 10 yearsPie is yummy and pi is mathy- dasharian889almost 10 yearsI didnt celebrate pi day at my school
kenyab7almost 10 yearsUS is the only country where Pi Day is celebrated because in the house of representatives declared the holiday in 2009.- kenyab7almost 10 yearsThe day is celebrated by eating pie and doing fun activities.
- kenyab7almost 10 yearsUS is the only country where Pi Day is celebrated because the house of representatives declared the holiday in 2009.
kobwebbyalmost 10 yearsActually it's because the U.S. is the only country which writes the date in the order needed to create 3.14 .
- kenyab7almost 10 yearsThe day is celebrated by eating pie and doing fun activities.
- kenyab7almost 10 years3/14 is important because it holds a significant place in the American school calendar.
- AWESOMEalmost 10 yearsI LOVE PIE
marshmallow101almost 10 yearsi know everything about pi and i am only in fourth grade!- marshmallow101almost 10 yearsi know
- kobwebbyalmost 10 yearsYou can't possibly know the value of pi, it's infinite.
- ?almost 10 yearsI know a little bit of pi