To celebrate the annual mathematical holiday known as “Pi Day,” SUNY Polytechnic Institute (SUNY Poly) will host 65 4thgrade students from Glencliff Elementary School. The young students will be able to learn from Tech Valley High School Students who will demonstrate a microscope project they have been tasked with, while SUNY Poly volunteers teach the concepts of Pi through activities that include making “circle airplanes” and “Pi skyscrapers,” as well as teaching them how to measure circles and create “Pi poems.” They will also receive slices of pizza “pies,” a tour of the institution’s world-class facilities, and information about SUNY Poly’s academic opportunities on Thursday, March 14.

The mathematical constant Pi, commonly approximated as 3.14159, is the ratio of a circle’s circumference to its diameter and is often represented by the Greek symbol π. Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 because the date reflects the ratio: 3/14 or 3.14.