Math Mail from ESC2!
March 2022
HAPPY PI DAY!!
What's inside this month's letter...
- Pi day fun
- March Madness Math
- Get Lucky with the Rosenthal Prize
- Welcome Aboard, Cindy!
- Upcoming Math Workshops
Pi Day Fun
Digits of pi
Major Mnemonic System for Memorization
One way to memorize numbers is to encode them as sounds and make words out of them. Words can then be converted to sentences or images. Once a number is turned into a string of images or sentences, it can come to life as a story that is easily memorized and recalled. This may sound crazy but it works!
If you have never heard of the Major Mnemonic System, you might enjoy trying it out for pi day. Of course it takes a small investment of time to learn the code and practice using it, but it can be very fun and helpful for memorizing those important numbers in your life like birthdays, identification numbers, credit card numbers, and pi!
There are apps, websites, and YouTube videos that are dedicated to the Major Mnemonic system. The site listed below contains a page dedicated to memorizing the first 500 digits of pi. There is also a site that helps you translate. Enjoy!
Site: Pseudonumerology
Story of pi: Memorize the first 500 digits
Translate: Number / Word Converter
March Madness Math
Although no one has ever gotten a perfect bracket, it is time to get excited about basketball and math. Check out the links below. Some are ready made activities and some contain information that could be used in any good basketball related math activity.
Education TI:
Mission Impossible: A Perfect Bracket
Desmos:
Yummy Math:
March Madness Activities from Yummy Math
Communicating Mathematically:
A Little Bit of March Madness Math
Young Teacher Love:
March Madness Basketball Tournament Math Project
NCAA.com:
MoMath is searching for an exceptional math activity to share with math teachers around the world. Submit an innovative and engaging activity designed for students in grades four through eight and earn a chance to win extra money!!
How do you get the cash? Start by designing your activity now. Next, complete the application by May. Finally, win money! The cash award of $25,000 is for the single best activity. There are also up to five additional monetary awards for other innovative activities.
More info here: https://momath.org/rosenthal-prize/
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