Chapter 4
A lost book in the 'Imagine' gallery holds the next clue - can Finn work it out?
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National Galleries Scotland: The Beauty of Maths
Best suited for Early, First and Second Level
This resource aims to inspire learning about maths, through art. We’ve put together a powerpoint ready for you to use in school, or print out to use on a gallery visit to the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art.
You can select the tasks that best suit your learners, try them in any order and adapt to suit. Activities include: Tesselation, Scale, Favourite numbers, Describing Shape, Symmetry and Pattern.
Created by National Galleries Scotland
Create an Economy
During Maths Week set up a classroom economy system with your class, to teach children financial responsibility through fun, experiential learning.
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Cryptography Challenge
Five exhibits at National Museum of Scotland have been written in code! Can you use your code breaking skills to find out what they are?
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Chapter 5
Finn weighs up the next clue in 'Animal World', and receives a mysterious message.
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Flip 3 Equations Game
This is a great card game for practicing simple equations, including addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. All you need is one deck of regular playing cards, with the face cards (Jack, Queen, King) removed.
Looking and Listening for the Beauty in Maths
A series of videos focused on the mathematics in Art and Music, created by the Scottish Mathematical Council for Maths Week Scotland 2022.
Chapter 6
Finn gets excited about some geometric crystals, and solves another clue in the mystery.
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Miner birds: Addition and subtraction
Best suited to Early, First and Second Level
Miner birds is a series of multi-player, curriculum-linked maths games on Busy Things, designed specifically to put addition and subtraction skills to the test.
In the game, pupils can play against up to 3 opponents, which can either be other pupils or computers. The aim is to answer the questions to earn worms and the player who is the first to reach 20 worms is the winner.
Pupils earn more worms if they answer trickier questions but expect some surprises along the way to trip you up!
Scottish Mathematical Council: Maths in Motion
A series of videos looking at Maths in Motion, created by the Scottish Mathematical Council for Maths Week Scotland 2023.
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Origami Hexagon
How to fold an origami hexagon out of a sheet of A4 paper! You could write a letter inside your sheet of paper first, before folding it up.
Chapter 7
Finn discovers the connection between music and maths is the key to the next puzzle.
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Scottish Mathematical Council: T.A.L.E.S.
A series of videos exploring our 'Maths Tales' theme, created by the Scottish Mathematical Council for Maths Week Scotland 2024.
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Scots Numbers
Best suited for Early, First & Second Level
Scots Language Centre have a set of numbers in Scots which are useful for teaching purposes. The numbers are available as a downloadable PDF, along with a list of suggested activities and associated materials. Use them as part of your classroom display, in sequencing exercises, numeracy tasks and more!
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Numerical Doodles
Numerical doodles are a fun way for children to gain more confidence in recognising and naming numbers. Older learners can also still have fun getting creative. Try your hand at recreating our doodles, or create your own - what can you turn each number in to?
Chapter 8
A stopover at the museum café leads Finn to discover some vital new information.
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Geometric Cityscape
Best suited for Early, First and Second Level
Children can create their geometric cityscape, inspired by the artworks of Paul Klee.
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Triangle Puzzle Brain Teaser
In this video, we show you how to make a fun geometric brain teaser. You will need a square piece of paper, a ruler, a pencil, and a pair of scissors. Then find a willing volunteer to solve the puzzle. It's not as easy as it looks!
Learn with Will
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.
Chapter 9
Finn has to decipher a Morse code message to get closer to solving the mystery.
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Shape Scavenger Hunt
Best suited for Early, First and Second Level
A scavenger hunt is a great way to get out and about and have some fun with maths. Go on a Shape Hunt outdoors, looking for how many different shapes you can find. Why not document what you find and share your photographs with us online!
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Lego Symmetry Puzzles
Puzzles are a fun way to learn about symmetry, and you can make your own out of Lego bricks and a base board. For younger kids, use Duplo bricks and simple patterns, for older kids use regular Lego bricks and make the patterns more challenging.
Science Ceilidh
Explore symmetries through dance with this pack and instructional video. No maths or dancing experience required! Suitable for use with any group.
Maths Through Ceilidh
How can we use music and dance to explore mathematical concepts? Get your dancing shoes on and explore symmetry and data collection through ceilidh dance. These activities can be done with a whole class, small groups or objects on a tabletop.