Event Description
COVID-19 vaccines are being distributed, which is FANTASTIC! But it's still too risky for us to get together for ISC’s annual 3.14-mile "Pi K" Run and then play trivia & eat pie. WE WON'T LET A STUPID VIRUS STOP US FROM CELEBRATING PI DAY!!!!! Here's the plan:
1. REGISTER: http://PiDayRun.org
Register EARLY (by midnight February 24) if you want this year's awesome PiK t-shirt delivered by March 14th to wear on Pi Day.
Register later (until midnight on March 14) to get your awesome PiK t-shirt delivered sometime after Pi Day.
Pi & Pie Fans anywhere can join this year -- no need to come to Chicago! (There will be a small surcharge to ship t-shirts overseas. There's math involved.)
All registrants receive this year's awesome Pi K t-shirt they can wear proudly to show their respect for math and support of science outreach.
Help us raise even more awareness of the importance of science by registering for Charity Bib. Engage your friends and family in fundraising in support of science outreach. Raise $314 and your registration fee is waived! To do so you don't register here through eventbrite, but register through our Charity Bib page at https://bit.ly/PiDayCharityRun
2. "RUN" 3.14 something:
Sometime before afternoon on March 14, you should run, walk, skip, cartwheel, or saunter 3.14 miles, which is a little more than a 5K. (It's the honor system. We won't know if you spent 3.14 hours on your couch.) You can also go 3.14 kilometers, furlongs, acres, leagues, or city blocks if you choose. Mid-March is the perfect time to treat your body to some exercise, your tastebuds to some delicious pie, and your brain to some fun trivia. Join us!
You can map your route with an app, if you're into that, submit it to us and possibly win a prize for it!
3. PLAY TRIVIA:
The first 200 people who register at PiDayRun.org or through Charity Bib will be sent a Zoom link the morning of March 14 to join us online at 3:14pm (pi/pi ) that afternoon, or 6:28pm (2pi-pi ) that evening. Everyone must choose only one trivia session; prizes are the same for both.
We'll use the Kahoot platform for trivia. ISC's Game Master will share the question screen, and players use their own phones (or an alternate tab on a computer) to select answers. You'll toggle to Kahoot.it or open the Kahoot app on your phone, and enter the Game PIN once it's on the screen. If you haven’t used Kahoot before, you can download it prior to the 14th. It’s not necessary to use the app, but some find it easier than switching between tabs on your computer.
4. PRIZES:
One Trivia Winner for each session will receive their choice of a t-shirt or mask from ISC's Science Swag Store! Check out the goods HERE.
Creative Route - if you use a running app that creates a map of your route (e.g., Strava, MapMyRun, Garmin, etc.), we will award one winner of the most creative route related to pi, pie, or math their choice of a t-shirt or mask from ISC's Science Swag Store! To be eligible, you must submit your route to PiDay@IllinoisScience.org with the subject line "Route Contest" no later than 12:00 noon (CT) Sunday, March 14. Entries are judged by ISC's volunteer Pi Day committee who are generous geniuses so their decision is final.
5. CHARITY BENEFICIARY:
All proceeds support the STEM outreach efforts of Illinois Science Council, an independent 501c3 nonprofit based in Chicago that offers creative and engaging science programs to the public.
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Significance of Pi:
Pi, in case you don't remember, is abbreviated to 3.14 but continues indefinitely. To date, it has been calculated by computer to over 1.2 trillion digits. Competitions exist for reciting the most digits by memory. As the world's most famous mathematical constant, Pi is important to many formulas used in mathematics, science, engineering and statistics.
