PiZone Celebrates National Pi Day With Games, Facts, Videos About The Famous Never-ending Number
Pi Day is all about the constant Pi known by students, teachers and parents everywhere. PiZone.org is celebrating this momentous holiday by with a website that has a little bit for everyone and is filled to the brim with games, trivia and more.
Online, March 14, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Pi Day is all about the constant Pi known by students, teachers and parents everywhere. PiZone.org is celebrating this momentous holiday by with a website that has a little bit for everyone and is filled to the brim with games, trivia and interactive fun.
Pi Day is dedicated to the most famous never-ending number in the world and piZone.org is your one-stop shop for all things Pi-related from fun facts and crafts to videos. There are so many resources that it will make celebrating Pi Day...well, as easy as Pi.
In 2009, the U.S. House of Representatives passed resolution (HR 224) making March 14 (3.14) National Pi Day (3.14). It gives recognition to the importance of learning about math and science. Everyone can take advantage of the day to teach children and adults about Pi and mathematics. PiZone.org is a fun and interactive experience for all.
This Pi paradise is broken down into six slices of education and entertainment.
Play
PiPad Giveaway: What better way to celebrate the holiday than with the most sought after electronic device on the market. PiZone.org is giving away a brand new iPad 2, affectionately called the PiPad.
Slice of Pi: Visitors enter up to a 10-digit number, and they can see how far their number first occurs within the first 200 million digits of Pi. Check your children's birthday, phone number, or favorite lottery numbers.
Watch
Videos: piZone.org created a variety of videos that are both humorous and instructional. Your child will love videos reciting the Pi digits to music, including Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. Learn about the history of Pi and Pi in pop culture.
Images: Pi is everywhere and piZone.org has created galleries of images of Pi and handcrafted representations of the individual Pi digits.
Explore
Pneumonics: Pi is endless, but that doesn't mean you can't memorize several digits by heart. For example, you can remember the first 10 digits by thinking about the number of letters in each word of this phrase:
"May I have a large container of coffee? Thank you..."
3 1 4 1 5 9 2 6 5 3
There, now you know! 3.141592653 It's as easy as Pi.
Fun Facts: piZone has scoured the Earth for the best facts and trivia pertaining to the popular number. Teachers and parents will love the section about the various Pi art projects available.
Look
A selection of Pi images ranging from the mundane to truly amazing. Visitors will have the opportunity to upload their own personal Pi Day celebration photos or any images pertaining to Pi. The goal is to get people to share their favorite Pi with everyone else.
Pi-eshop
piZone has created several T-shirts for people to show off their Pi Pride. Let the world know that "Pi is not for squares" and "My PIN is the last four digits of Pi"
Connect
People, regardless of age, love Pi, and piZone.org wants to create a community that will thrive far beyond March 14. Connect allows people to contact piZone.org and get an overview of the site.
The world is a giant Pi with slices celebrating the national holiday in their own way. piZone.org has partnered with Pie Hard for a record breaking pie fight in Austin, Texas. The pie fight benefits the Sustainable Food Center of Austin. The goal is to create 1201 pies and have the world's largest pie fight.
PiZone.org is not ad supported and was created specifically for the enjoyment and education of Pi-lovers all year round. The 2006 National Professor of the Year and UC Berkley Professor of Astronomy, Alex Fillipenko, is available for interviews pertaining to Pi, piZone.org and National Pi Day. Feel free to contact Noelle Fillipenko at (510) 206-8497.