Pi Day is March 14th! π (the Greek letter) is equal to 3.14! What a great phenomenon! Many people celebrate by eating a piece of pie or pizza on this day! Blaze Pizza promotes a month long pizza deal.

Other fascinating Pi Day facts include:

• The number π is a mathematical constant
• Archimedes of Syracuse is considered to be the greatest mathematician of ancient history
• One of his mathematical achievements includes deriving an accurate approximation of pi
• Pi has been calculated to over one trillion digits beyond its decimal point
• Pi is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter
• The diameter of a circle is its distance from edge to edge
• The circumference is the distance around the circle

Homeschoolers: draw/color an illustration and solve any math problem to celebrate this current event