Pi Day Festival Lesson Plan: Exploring Circumference and Diameter

Submitted by: Toni Sexton

6-8, 9-12

In this lesson plan, which is adaptable for grades 6-12, students use BrainPOP resources to explore the relationship between circumference and diameter in order to calculate pi. Students will complete a variety of fun hands-on activities as they describe the differences between theoretical pi and realistic calculations of pi in a celebration of Pi Day.

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4 comments
  1. f.sfajacks said:

    Is this for adding and subtraction unlike fractions? Because I do not see any changes made. I am asking about the Adding and subtracting unlike fractions lesson submitted by Angela Watson.

  2. f.sfajacks said:

    Justy FYI, My question was on the adding/subtracting unlike fractions lesson on checking denominator

    • agardnahh said:

      Hi @f.sfajacks
      Thanks for getting in touch. I noticed that we left the first few steps off the process of the lesson plan! I just added them. The lesson should mak more sense now, the key is using the “experiment” page so the students can start collecting data.

  3. f.sfajacks said:

    I have a question on step one in the lesson procedure. What exactly is written on the index cards that the students are trying to find a match for? Are they looking for a match with someone who has an equivalent fraction with the fraction on their card or is it a number sentence? I am not understanding what is the matching half of the equation the students are being asked to look for.