Calculating Pi
Mr. Kong's Class on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Circles and More Circles!!!
We calculated pi by measuring the circumference and diameter of several circles.
The Tools
We used orange circles, string, rulers, tape measures...
The Goal
Mr. Kong explained how we were going to find pi.
Other Circles
We also measured other objects in class that have circles.
Collecting Data
Getting Organized
We set up a table to organize the measurements.
Taking Notes
We kept our data in our notebooks.
Measuring
Our data came from measuring
We found Pi!!!
Using a spreadsheet we found that our class average for C/D = 3.19967!!! So Close AND Close Enough!!