Pi Day Math Facts
A ray from the center of a circle to the outside of a circle is called a
Radius
This round lunch and dinner item originated in Italy and became popular in the US after WW2.
A Pizza Pie
This is the connection between Albert Einstein and Pi Day.
Birthday on March 14 - 3/14
If the area of a rectangle was 18 units square and the length was 9 units. What was the width?
2 inches
Pie started out in European history as a dish filled traditionally with what?
Meat
Pi is defined as a ratio between the circumference of a circle and its what
Diameter
This is the smallest finger on your hand.
Pinky
The numbers of Pi was used in this war to hide secret messages.
WW2
If the area of a rectangle was 24 units square and the length was 6 units. What was the width?
4
Traditional to Ireland and Scotland this pie is filled with mash potatoes, peas, carrots and ground lamb meat
Shepards Pie
True or false. Pi is a number that goes on forever and does not have a pattern.
True
A meal enjoyed outside sitting on the ground
Picnic
Mr. Beck's favorite type of Pie is
Cherry
Find the diameter of a circle if the radius is 10 inches
20
Made from ground nut butters and sometimes topped with chocolate this pie is the believed to be the original inspiration of Reese's cups.
Peanut Butter Pie
The first six digits of Pi are...
3.14159
A fun toy animal that is smashed open for candy
Piñata
A la Mode - "in the current fashion" means to add what to a piece of pie.
Ice Cream
The average of 4, 6 and 8 is..
6
Free points Joke - How did the math teacher know that he had eaten to much pie?
He had a large circumference
The formula for area of triangle is
Area = 1/2(Base)(Height)
Leafy green that gave Popeye his super strength.
Spinach
These pyramids are believed to have been constructed with the correct mathematical understanding of Pi.
The Pyramids of Gisa
3.14(Diameter) = 21.98 What was the value of the Diameter?
Diameter = 7
This traditional pie is the most numerously sold pie in the United States in the months of November and December.
Pumpkin Pie Thanksgiving and Christmas Holidays