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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

Best suited for Second Level

How did maths build the castle? How did division help people survive a seige? Explore Edinburgh Castle and your local area through maths eyes with our activities aimed at P5-7 pupils, or use the adapted 'for home' version for some Castle maths in the classroom.

Produced by National Museums Scotland, Historic Environment Scotland and The Regimental Museums in Edinburgh Castle

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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Bring maths to life and build a deeper understanding of money with this hands‑on, curiosity‑driven video resource from Museum on the Mound.

Designed for learners aged 7–11, the resource supports pupils in developing and applying their investigative and numeracy skills through the fascinating real‑world context of money.

Handling materials included with the free resource make learning more engaging, meaningful and fun by giving pupils real objects to compare, test, measure and explore.

An overview of what's included and details on how to book are available via the link below.

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Join Sumdog on his journey visiting Edinburgh’s famous landmarks, answering maths questions at each stop to complete the trail across Scotland’s capital city!

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Learners will become Trainee Agents of DATA to defend Scotland against the villainous high-tech VIKINGS! They will solve puzzles to defeat the evil time-travelling villains and foil their dastardly plans. The Agents will have to use graphs, charts, maps and logic to uncover the plots and crack the secret codes. Along the way they are introduced to the basics of internet infrastructure, data centres, cybersecurity, and other digital and data skills topics.

Resource provided by Data Education in Schools

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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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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.

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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.

The pre-recorded session is available for you to run at whatever time is most suitable to your class. The materials include a video and a set of lesson notes

Produced by Science Ceilidh for National Museums Scotland.

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Watch videos filmed in the amazing Herbarium of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh - a library of pressed plants collected over the last 300 years.

Your pupils will uncover unique stories of collecting and preserving plants, completing maths and global citizenship tasks as they go.

This online lesson was created in partnership with Scotdec and made possible by the Maths Week Scotland Large Grants Fund and The National Lottery Heritage Fund.

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Have a go at two print and play maths challenges where learners are set the challenge to find a secret code. Each challenge requires learners to work through a set of problems resulting in a 4-digit number. Each challenge comes with leader/teacher instructions, learner instructions, and materials to complete the challenge. Choose from "The Magician's Secret" and 'Return of the Crystal". 

This resource was developed by STEM Ambassadors in collaboration with Maths Week Scotland (2020).

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In this online lesson, your class will join a data science team to help stop a gang of rhino poachers and learn about collecting data, spotting patterns, machine learning, and artificial intelligence. Based on a real life case study where conservationists and technologists in South Africa are using artificial intelligence and the Internet of Things to help save endangered wildlife.

Please note: This is a recording of a live lesson delivered during Maths Week Scotland 2025, so the interactive voting via menti will no longer be active. However, you could stop the video and take your own vote in class, to compare with the voting results from the lesson.

Delivered by Digital Skills Education with grant funding from Maths Week Scotland. 

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When you picture an archaeologist, you might imagine someone with a trowel in their hand, or even a precious artefact from thousands of years ago. A calculator or protractor might not spring to mind! However, every time archaeologists dig, maths is the first tool they use when setting up our trench. It plays a key part in many aspects of archaeology. Find out more and download free STEM resources to use in class.

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GSC at Home is an award-winning series of 'at-home' style videos and STEM resources from Glasgow Science Centre, bringing science into your home. Get creative and have fun sharing science with the family with exciting demonstrations and things you can try at home or in the classroom. Browse by age, level and theme, including plenty of activities involving maths.

Best suited for Second and Third Level

In this series of resources, our 'mathscot' Finn Finity meets five different mathematicians from Scotland, highlighting their achievements and contributions to maths. Each resource focusses on a different aspect from the world of mathematics, and includes curriculum links, printable worksheets, and student challenges.

Best suited for Second and Third Level

Use your logic, numeracy skills and your wits to escape Lochdonia Manor.

Work your way through the rooms, find the codes and defeat the guard!

Created by the Scottish Mathematical Council