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Celebrate Pi Day (March 14, 2009)

Jo - Wednesday, March 4, 2009, 7:32 am
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Categories: Holidays, Homeschooling, Math

Pi Day is celebrated around the world on March 14th at 1:59:26 p.m.
Pi ,the Greek letter (), is the symbol for the ratio of the circumference of a circle to its diameter. Pi = 3.1415926535… The first 3 digits, give us the month and date for this celebration, and the following 3 digits give us [...]

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Circle Shape Book (and More Geometry Sites!)

Jo - Friday, January 30, 2009, 1:06 am
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Categories: Math

I made this simple book to help my child learn geometry and circles:

To make the book:

Cut out a large circle and poke a hole through the center. (I used my Cricut Expression machine to cut the circle.)
Draw a diameter, a radius, and a chord on the circle.
Cut out three arrows and poke a hole through [...]

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