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Title: Archimedes' Recipe for Pi
Description: Pi, π, is a constant that is irrational and represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter. This activity will be a variation of Archimedes’ method of determining pi by measuring the perimeter of regular polygons inscribed within circles. 
Key Words: Irrational Pi Polygons 
Grade Level: 6th, 7th, 8th 
Subject: Math 
URL: http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/nova/teachers/activities/3010_archimed.html 
View File: Archimedes Recipe for Pi.doc 
View File: Archimedes Recipe for Pi Worksheet.doc 

Teacher's Request: Is there an activity relating to irrational numbers?
      
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