Maths Week Scotland Challenges
Give these Maths Week Scotland challenges a go! There is something for all ages and abilities
- Deputy First Ministers Challenge
- Maths Wi Nae Borders
- Maths Inside
- Sumdog
- Mangahigh
Deputy First Minister's Maths Challenges
Every day during Maths Week Scotland a new puzzle is set by the Deputy First Minister. See if you can work together to solve them!
Deputy First Minister's Maths Challenges 2019
Find all the challenges on the BBC Learning website following the button below!
Deputy First Minister's Maths Challenges 2018
Day 1: Stepping Up
This challenge is all about patterns. Which steps up to the museum will Ross, Elena and Tom all step on?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07ds0m0
Day 2: Dotty Rectangles
This challenge is about area. How many dots will there be inside the rectangle?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07ds3nq
Day 3: New Outfit
This challenge is all about money. How much will Asif’s new outfit cost him?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07ds6tk
Day 4: Feeding the Horses
This challenge is about proportion. Can Beth feed her horses for the rest of winter?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07dsbfw
Day 5: Stepped Pyramids
This challenge is about building shapes. How many cubes are in the pyramid?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07dsky9
Day 6: Coinage System
This challenge is all about coins. Can these coins make any value up to 99 cents in exact change?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07dsr9p
Day 7: Poor Time Keeping
This challenge is about time. When did Daniel start his old watches?
https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07f069k
Check your answers (no cheating!):
Day 1: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07ds01z
Day 2: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07ds1n4
Day 3: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07ds8rm
Day 4: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07ds9ym
Day 5: https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p07dsm18
Maths Inside
Maths Inside is a photo competition to find the maths in the world around you. This years themes were in my town, in the wild and complete the pattern.
You can see the winning entries on Maths Inside website and @mathsinside on Twitter.
The competition is now closed but you can share any maths images you snap with #MathsInside and MathsWeekScot - we would love to see what you find!
Sumdog
After over 78,000 pupils took part in 2018, Sumdog are back hosting their free annual contest to celebrate Maths Week Scotland.
With 20 million maths questions answered, the contest is a great way to motivate children, encourage learning and help build their confidence!
Teachers can sign up their class online and play Sumdog in class or set it as homework, it all counts towards the contest.
This year thousands of pupils competed against other classes across the country to be in with the chance of winning great prizes including an exclusive visit to Sumdog HQ.
Mangahigh
Mangahigh.com (maths platform) hosted a free online competition open to all schools in Scotland. Students aged 6 to 16 can play activities aligned to the Curriculum for Excellence, win points for their school and compete on the Scottish leaderboard for school/individual prizes, trophies and certificates.
With free online training and support with set up it is a great opportunity to get your students fired up for Maths Week Scotland
Small Grants Fund
Apply for funds to run activities in your school, transport your pupils to a Maths Day Out or anything else you need to help make your Maths Week Scotland a success.
Classroom Resources
Find and share things to do with your class for Maths Week Scotland and all year round on GLOW.
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COVID-19 Update
In response to the impact of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) we have cancelled face-to-face events for the next few months. We will be reviewing the impact of COVID-19 on future events including Maths Week Scotland 2020 regularly and updating this page.