Pi Toss - Science Snack Activity

Опубликовано: 11 Июнь 2026
на канале: Exploratorium Teacher Institute
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Randomly toss some toothpicks, with pi as your reward.

Asked to get an estimate for the famed mathematical constant pi (π), you might do what the ancient Greeks did: Divide the circumference of a circle by its diameter. Here you can estimate pi by a less conventional method: the random tossing of toothpicks.

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