What is Pi?

Students learn to express the meaning of Pi in words by exploring various cylinders. This is a great way to actually see why pi is always 3.14 using very few materials.

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Standards & Objectives

Learning objectives:

Objective:

At the end of this lesson the students will be able to describe in words what Pi is and means.

Lesson Variations

Blooms taxonomy level:

Understanding

Helpful Hints

Materials:

different sized cylinders (one per student group)
yarn
scissors
rulers

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Ayers Institute for Learning & Innovation

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