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Learn with Will

Best suited for Second and Third/Fourth Level

Learn with Will is a video series of Maths, Science and English. Join Chris and Will on their magical adventures as they bring stone circles to life and summon magical forest spirits, to help you learn about measuring circles.

In Bringing Magic Circles to Life, you'll learn how to measure different parts of a circle, like the radius, diameter, circumference, and area. And in Summon Magical Forest Spirits, you’ll learn how to measure more parts of a circle, like the arc and sector. And there's worksheets to download too, if you want to keep practicing.

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Roman Hackers

Best suited for Third/Fourth Level

This resource are aimed at lower secondary pupils was created for Maths Week Scotland 2021, and helps learners explore the role of maths in the hacksilver discovered from the Roman empire.

Watch the video to find out how Museum Curator Dr Fraser Hunter uses maths to uncover the stories behind these hacked up treasures. Learn more with our Roman Hackers resource (download below), which guides pupils to create and hack up their own silver vessels.

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Maths in Motion: DYW Online Talks

Best suited for Third/Fourth Level

To celebrate Maths Week Scotland 2023, DYW Live held a day of live webinars on the theme of 'maths in motion', featuring:

  • Professor of Mathematics talking about their journey to becoming a STEM Ambassador.
  • Stream Marine Careers talking about the maths required to work at sea sailing on ships and boats.
  • Firstbus explaining how maths is core to their business from ticket prices to timetabling to how many buses and drivers they need.
  • A consultant for the energy sector will explain how maths is crucial to her work.

Replays of all talks are available to watch on the e-sgoil website.

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Maths Tales: DYW Online Talks

Best suited for Third/Fourth Level

To celebrate Maths Week Scotland 2024, DYW Live held a day of live webinars on the theme of 'maths tales', featuring:

  • Hans Unkles, fisherman and boat builder
  • Eliza Ralph, founder of Spectral Wrender
  • Mary Sowter, mechanical engineering student

Replays of all talks are available to watch on the e-sgoil website.

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Stats in the Wild

Best suited for Third Level and above

This set of bespoke evidence-based resources are for exploring statistics using outdoor maths, and includes three lessons: Creature Features, Wings and Things, and Flora Explorer.

The lesson resources can be done in any order and are suitable for students aged 11-16.

Produced by Dr Lucy Rycroft-Smith and Darren Macey as part of Maths Week Scotland 2025.

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Online Talk: Red Squirrel Conservation

Best suited for Fourth Level and above

Andy White (Heriot-Watt), whose research is focussed on applying mathematics to understand and manage wildlife systems, discusses the plight of red squirrels in the UK, how mathematical models were key tools in understanding the role of invasive grey squirrels, and how mathematics is being used to design forest management plans to conserve the remaining red squirrels in Scotland.

This virtual talk from Maths Week Scotland 2021 was hosted by Heriot-Watt University and International Centre for Mathematical Sciences

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Online Talk: Dandelion’s Halo

Best suited for Fourth Level and above

Cathal Cummins (Heriot-Watt), whose research focuses on fluid mechanics of swirls, encompassing problems in biology, renewable energy, and beer, discusses how equations predict the halo vortex and the implications for the flight of nature’s tiniest fliers.

This virtual talk from Maths Week Scotland 2021 was hosted by Heriot-Watt University and International Centre for Mathematical Sciences

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Christmas Maths Activities

Suitable for all levels

Check out our Countdown to the Christmas Holidays activities. We have a total 40 different activities from our 2022 and 2023 countdowns - choose from a seasonal mix of maths themed puzzles, games, arts and crafts, and more! Includes activities for all levels.

>> Christmas Countdown Activities

Schools Funding

If you require funding to take part in Maths Week Scotland, take a look at the Schools Enrichment Fund.

MWS Daily Challenge

Each morning during Maths Week Scotland, a puzzle set by the Scottish Mathematical Council is shared on BBC Bitesize.

Maths Tales Contest 2025

This exciting story-writing competition invites young authors in classes P2 - P7 to create a tale incorporating some maths elements.

Maths Tales Terms & Conditions

These terms & conditions pertain to our Maths Tales Story Writing Contest, which runs from 1 September to 3 October 2025.

Fibonacci Poetry Contest

For our poetry contest, we are inviting young people of secondary school age, as well as independent adults, to write their own poem based on the Fibonacci Sequence.

Maths Wi Nae Borders

Inspired by the annual Mathématiques sans Frontières contest, this mini-competition is for any class to complete together.

SuperQuesters

Use your creative thinking and maths skills to design a medal. For children children aged 4 to 12 years.

Maths Inside

Due to unforeseen circumstances, Maths Inside will unfortunately not be running in 2025.

Climate Calculations

A class competition to encourage students to explore climate change contexts for maths questions at National 4/5 level.

Graph Craft

An exciting infographic competition in which students can design and submit an infographic that tells a story about an issue that is important to them.
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Roll-a-Snowflake Game

This open ended drawing game encourages number recognition and counting, and celebrates the symmetry of snowflakes. Discuss why the die has only even numbers, and where to place your symbols on the grid to keep your snowflake symmetrical

>> Download Roll-a-Snowflake Instructions

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Festive Lego Builds

Building with Lego is a great opportunity to incorporate a little maths in to your children's play time. How many bricks do they need of each colour? What size of bricks - 2x2 blocks, or 2x4? While they're having fun, they're already learning maths without even realising it.