In these resources for Second and Third Level students, our 'mathscot' Finn Finity, meets five mathematicians from Scotland.
Meet: John Napier, who discovered logarithms; Eleanor Pairman, who improved access for blind people to mathematical texts; Sheila Scott Macintyre, who translated mathematical works written in German; Mary Somerville, who wrote several books on mathematics, astronomy and the sciences; and finally, D'Arcy Wentworth Thompson, who used mathematics to explain biological shapes (morphogenesis).
Each resource includes curriculum links to highlight where the resource might be used to support either Level 2 or Level 3, with a brief section at the end suggesting how the themes can be extended or revisited. Some cross-curricular links are suggested too.
We've pulled together all our seasonal resources from the last three years, and thrown in a few new ones too, so that you can create your own Christmas Holiday Countdown depending on age, ability and preferences. With games, puzzles, art and craft activities to choose from, as well as our interactive puzzle mystery story.
To celebrate Book Week Scotland, we are delighted to announce the finalists and winners of our Maths Tales 2025 story-writing competition, run in partnership with Read Write Count with The First Minister.
