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Happy BlackGirlScientist Launch Day and Happy Pi (Pie) Day! #3.14 

Here at BlackGirlScientist our aim is to always make science simple! Have you ever seen people post on their social media accounts about “Pi Day” and you did not know what they meant? Well BGS will break it down for you, with our simple “5 W’s” format! 

What: Pi Day is the celebration of the mathematical symbol Pi (often written as the lowercase Greek letter) “π” which equals 3.14. It’s a mathematical constant which means the number stays the same (it will always be 3.14).  It represents the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter, meaning, for ANY circle the distance around the edge is a little bit more than three times the distance. For example, say you had a pizza or (pie, hehe), Pi would be the distance around the entire circle (the crust), which is also equal to the length of slicing the entire pizza from one side to the other. Make sense? 

Who: People all over the world celebrate Pi Day by making pies to commemorate this unique number, as it truly is an important number in mathematics and science! 

When: Pi Day is celebrated on March 14th (3.14), since =3.14, get it?

Where: Pi is used in mathematics and science to calculate a variety of functions-namely the circumference (the outside circle length) and area (space inside) of a circle. Don’t just think it’s used for your homework. Pi is used in a variety of real life applications such as solving problems in electrical engineering, in navigation, and much more! What would we do without electricity and GPS?! I certainly would not make it! 

Why: Pi is an irrational number meaning its decimal does not end or repeat in any pattern. Though most calculators show 3.141592654, modern technology has been able to calculate the number out to 31 trillion digits, wow!

Hope this starts you off in your journey with Pi! Happy Pi Day! 

For more information check out this site: https://www.piday.org/