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Cryptography Challenge

Best suited for First, Second and Third/Fourth Level

Five exhibits at National Museum of Scotland and the National Museum of Flight have been written in code! Can you use your code breaking skills to find out what they are? Or use the resources to create some challenges of your own.

Note: you don't need to be at the museum to solve the challenges.

Created by Open University Faculty of STEM

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Parent Club Maths Tips

Some tips from the Scottish Government's Parent Club on how to make maths homework fun, plus some suggestions for maths games to play together at home.

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Maths in Motion Sports Quiz

Best suited for Second Level

Measurements, times, scores...numbers are everywhere in sport. Our sporty maths quiz challenges pupils to explore the maths behind different sports.

Maths in Motion Sports Quiz
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Maths on Flags: Mindset Maths through Golf

Best Suited for Second Level

Developed for Maths Week Scotland 2021 these, resources are a fun way to explore maths through golf. From pars to handicaps, wind speed to distance, ball trajectory to the slant of the green, almost every aspect of golf relies on numerical calculation.

Developed by Winning Scotland and Aberdeen Standard Investments in support of the Making Maths Count ambition to engage more pupils in maths in real-life contexts

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Maths in the Real World Resource Pack

This resource pack pulls together digital postcards, as well as videos and blog posts, that have been shared over the last four years of our Show Your Working campaign.

Maths in Motion Sports Quiz

Measurements, times, scores...numbers are everywhere in sport. Our sporty maths quiz challenges pupils to explore the maths behind different sports.
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7 Ways to Celebrate Pi Day

Pi Day (14th March) is an annual celebration of the mathematical constant π (pi). Here are seven fun ways to celebrate pi, on Pi Day or all year round.

7 Ways to Celebrate Pi Day
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Geometric Bat

Here's a simple but fun geometric puzzle activity to set up for kids, either as a non spooky alternative to Halloween or for bat lovers all year round. Cut out shapes from black paper and challenge kids to create a bat out of them.

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Science Skills Academy Outdoor Maths

Best suited for Second Level

These downloadable resources include 17 different maths activities for classes to enjoy outside.

Created by Science Skills Academy

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Museum on the Mound: Money Maths

Best suited for Second Level

How do you measure and what would you do with £1,000,000? How do we use maths to fight money crime? Watch the videos and try these activities to find out.

  • Heads or Tails: Explore probability through the fascinating history of Heads or Tails.
  • Using Maths to Fight Money Crime: Apply your numeracy, shape and measurement skills as we discover how Maths has been used to fight money crime.
  • Measuring £1,000,0000: Find out what £1,000,000 looks like and how long it would take the average person to earn it.
  • What would you do with £1,000,000?: Discover some of the hidden costs in popular £1,000,000 purchases, and the advantages of keeping money in a bank.

Content by Museum on the Mound

Watch 'Heads or Tails'
Watch 'Using Maths to Fight Money Crime'
Watch 'Measuring £1,000,0000'
Watch 'What would you do with £1,000,000'

Maths Zines

Learn how to make your own Maths Zine in just ten minutes.
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Games about mathematicians

Best suited for Second Level

The Parent Council at Anderston Primary School have created a series of games about 7 amazing mathematicians, including Annie Easley, Katherine Johnson, Maryam Mirzakhani, Florence Nightingale, Chika Ofili, Srinivasa Ramanujan, and Wang Zhenyi.

Each game should take around 20 minutes to play and can be done using the free Escape Team app or simply solved on paper (although an adult will be needed to check the codes are correct!)

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Maths Tales: Mathematicians from History

Best suited for Second Level

These very short games tells the stories of mathematicians from history. So far they cover: Sophia Brahe, Aryabhata, Al-Khwārizmī, and Hypatia of Alexandria.

Each story also tests relevant maths knowledge related to the person’s work. Most suitable for kids aged around 8 – 12.

Developed by Daisy Abbott from Anderston Primary Parent Council, for Maths Week Scotland 2024.

Maths Tales Games

Finn Finity and the Wild Maths Zoo Adventure

Finn Finity and the Wild Maths Zoo Adventure is an interactive story that you can read together with your class or as a family, incorporating maths puzzles and activities to solve.

Stats in the Wild

This set of bespoke evidence-based resources are for exploring statistics using outdoor maths. For students aged 11-16.

How Many Penguins?

Introduce your pupils to the concept of populations and samples by taking on the role of an Antarctic scientist calculating penguin populations.