ABE: Adult Basic Education

In this activity, students explore the meaning of Pi and to celebrate Pi Day through online activities. The mathematical constant Pi, sometimes written as Pi, is approximately equal to 3.14159... Each year, Pi Day is celebrated on March 14 by math enthusiasts around the world. Students engage in web-based inquiry to explore the meaning and history of Pi and calculations involving Pi.

Students also explore the history of Pi Day and how it is celebrated. There are several activities to celebrate Pi Day by engaging students in online activities of their own choosing. Links to resources on Pi and Pi Day are provided.

The lesson is divided into 4 steps:

1. Learning About Pi
2. Learning About the Meaning and History of Pi
3. Learning About Pi Day
4. Celebrating Pi Day
All the steps for the lessons are included in the site.

ASE: High School Diploma, ABE: Adult Basic Education

Intermediate, High

Medline's Patient Education Institute offers medical information in video and written formats. They are also available in Spanish. The videos require that your Web browser have the Adobe Flash plug-in, version 8 or above, but most current browsers have this feature included. If not, you can download it for free at the Adobe Web site .

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels

Use this online dictionary in class whenever students need to know a definition of a word or learn words with similar meanings to a given vocabulary word. You can also assign students to use the Web site to look up definitions, synonyms, and see sample sentences of given vocabulary words on word lists and hear pronunciations of words.

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels

Timelines are a useful graphic used in class or student work. Use Microsoft Word to create a timeline of personal or historical history.

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels

Mindmoto helps students create mind maps online. They can then share them with others and create presentations. This tool is great for brainstorming collaboratively. The free account offers 3 free mindmaps.

For this activity, students make a mind map, create a presentation of the mind map, and present it to the class.

ABE: Adult Basic Education

Low, Intermediate, High, All Levels