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Can pi be calculated through a game of darts? The video shows why this works mathematically and the issues surrounding the methodology. Once participants overcome errors, success through physics and mathematics leads to celebration.
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CCSS:
Adaptable
Concepts
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Instructional Ideas
- Before the video, ask students to arrange themselves randomly throughout the room; most likely, they will space themselves equidistant rather than random—discuss the differences
- Discuss the problem they have with random aim
Classroom Considerations
- Avoid displaying the comments when showing the video as some are not appropriate topics for the classroom
- This video is hosted on YouTube
Pros
- Includes closed captioning in English, French, and Hungarian
- Provides cross-curricular connections to physical science, physics, statistics, probability, and geometry
- Displays failure, continued attempts, then success
Cons
- None