{"id":12004,"date":"2021-03-14T11:00:26","date_gmt":"2021-03-14T18:00:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/?p=12004"},"modified":"2023-10-27T03:55:11","modified_gmt":"2023-10-27T10:55:11","slug":"use-code-to-bake-a-perfect-pi-this-pi-day","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/use-code-to-bake-a-perfect-pi-this-pi-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Use Code to Bake a Perfect &#8220;Pi&#8221; this Pi Day!"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\">Use Code to Bake a Perfect &#8220;Pi&#8221; this Pi Day!<\/h2>\n<p>Do you know why March 14 is known as Pi Day? If you paid attention in math class, you do! Since the first few digits of the mathematical constant pi (\u03c0) are 3.14, we celebrate math (and pie) on 3\/14. This Pi Day, you can celebrate by baking and frosting a virtual pie in the shape of the pi symbol! Can you figure out how to bake a different kind of pie or add an ice cream layer using code?<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">\n<!-- iframe plugin v.6.0 wordpress.org\/plugins\/iframe\/ -->\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"\/embedded?p=5aa9641ba2dff8b65594f4fd&#038;controls=yes&#038;autostart=no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"500\" class=\"iframe-class\"><\/iframe>\n<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"sf-button large accent standard \" href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/ide\/?p=5aa963f3a2dff8f45594f49f\" target=\"_blank\"><span class=\"text\">View Tutorial<\/span><\/a><a class=\"sf-button large accent standard \" href=\"#teachers\" target=\"_self\"><span class=\"text\">Teachers, Assign to a Class<\/span><\/a>\n<p><a name=\"teachers\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h2><strong>How to code this project<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><strong>All Tynker users<\/strong>\u00a0have access to this project in their\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/dashboard\/student\/#\/visual-coding\/tutorials?tag=seasonal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/dashboard\/student\/%23\/visual-coding\/tutorials?tag%3Dseasonal&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1522427279718000&amp;usg=AFQjCNGzMhXJwDBRzdF02y_XAGoiXEdeiA\">Tutorials Directory<\/a>. Simply click on the project card and follow the instructions to get started! If you do not have an account, you can sign up for a FREE account\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/#\/join\/student\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/%23\/join\/student\/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1522427279719000&amp;usg=AFQjCNH4M-hXRVBELYqftOU-4DnkK9zCqQ\">here<\/a>\u00a0and access many <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/blog\/use-code-to-bake-a-perfect-pi-this-pi-day\/\">fun coding puzzles<\/a>, games, and tutorials.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Teachers<\/strong>, all your students have access to this project as a Daily Mission. Once you set up a classroom, your students will continue to have access to the latest seasonal projects. If you\u2019d like to assign the project but haven\u2019t set up a classroom yet, you can:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/dashboard\/teacher\/#\/t\/classrooms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?hl=en&amp;q=https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/dashboard\/teacher\/%23\/t\/classrooms&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1522427279719000&amp;usg=AFQjCNHTj-SxkBxbUGYF5EO4YOpEb7q5Pw\">Set up a classroom<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0in your Tynker account and add your students.<\/li>\n<li>Click on the \u201cView Tutorial\u201d button above to open the project and save it to your account.<\/li>\n<li>Go to \u201cMy Projects\u201d in your dashboard and click the \u201cAssign+\u201d button.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After your class has finished, don\u2019t forget to create a class showcase of all your students\u2019\u00a0projects to\u00a0share\u00a0with friends and parents.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Parents<\/strong>, to give this project to your child:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Have your child log in to his\/her account.<\/li>\n<li>They can find &#8220;Bake the Perfect Pi!&#8221; in their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tynker.com\/dashboard\/student\/#\/visual-coding\/tutorials?tag=seasonal\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tutorials Directory<\/a>!<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>We love to see what kids are making! Share your Pi Day projects on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/gotynker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Twitter<\/a>\u00a0or\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/gotynker\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0and be sure to tag us @goTynker.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Use Code to Bake a Perfect &#8220;Pi&#8221; this Pi Day! Do you know why March 14 is known as Pi Day? If you paid attention in math class, you do! Since the first few digits of the mathematical constant pi (\u03c0) are 3.14, we celebrate math (and pie) on 3\/14. 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