MWS Daily Challenge

Our Maths Week Scotland daily challenges were back for 2025! Each morning during Maths Week Scotland, a new puzzle set by the Scottish Mathematical Council was shared on BBC Bitesize.

Below we'll share a preview of the challenges each day. You can find all the challenge details and videos at BBC Bitesize. Suitable for upper primary/ early secondary.

Challenge 1: Broken squares

Challenge 1 is all about squares.

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Challenge 2: Cabin Bags

Challenge 2 is all about volume.

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Challenge 3: Desert Island

Challenge 3 is all about calculating numbers.

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Challenge 4: The Swifts

Challenge 4 is all aboutdistance, speed and time.

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Challenge 5: Mystery Angle

Challenge 5 is all about shapes and angles.

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Challenge 6: Television Deal

Challenge 6 is all about prices and percentages.

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Challenge 7: Nuts

Challenge 7 is all about problem solving and percentages.

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For the really keen among you, here are some more past challenges from previous years.

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