Pi Day WebQuest
Pi, Einstein & Autism
Name: _____________________
Due Date: ____________
Learn About Pi …
A. 
http://www.math.com/tables/constants/pi.htm
B. 
C. 
D. 
http://www.historytoday.com/patricia-rothman/william-jones-and-his-circle-man-who-invented-pi
http://ualr.edu/lasmoller/pi.html
http://facts.randomhistory.com/2009/07/03_pi.html
E. 
F. 
G. 
http://mathworld.wolfram.com/Pi.html
http://scienticity.net/wiki/Legislating_the_Value_of_Pi
http://newsfeed.time.com/2013/03/14/happy-pi-day-heres-some-of-the-wackiest-celebrations-around-the-world/
H. 
I. 
http://www.pi-world-ranking-list.com/lists/details/luchao.html
http://news.cnet.com/8301-13578_3-10194354-38.html
Answer #1-12 using the pi websites above. 1. 
π = ____ . ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ ____ …
2. 
What state’s legislature tried to legislate the value of π in 1897? ___________________
3. 
Pi is defined as the ratio of the ___________________ to ___________________ in a circle.
4. 
In what year was the symbol π first used to represent pi? ___________________
5. 
Who first used the π symbol to represent pi? ___________________
6. 
When was π proven irrational? ___________________
7. 
Where is π mentioned in the Bible? ___________________
8. 
Pi is the ______ th letter of the Greek alphabet.
9. 
What Greek mathematician used perimeters of polygons inscribed in and circumscribed around
circles to estimate the value of pi? ___________________
10.  Who currently holds the world record for memorizing π, what country is the person from, and how
many digits were memorized?
Who: _________________
Country: _________________
# of Digits: _________________
11.  In what year did the U.S. Congress designate March 14 as National Pi Day? ___________________
12.  What digit 0-9 does not appear in the first 30 digits of pi? ___________________
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