Maths Zines
Learn how to make your own Maths Zine in just ten minutes.
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Data-themed Escape Rooms
Best suited for Second Level
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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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.
Finn Finity meets...
In these resources for Second and Third Level students, our 'mathscot' Finn Finity, meets five mathematicians from Scotland.
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Maths Through Ceilidh
Best suited for Second Level
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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Finn Finity Meets...
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.
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.
Fionn Finity agus Slighe Matamataig an Sù
Sgeulachd eadar-ghnìomhach ann an còig caibideilean le tòimhseachain is gnìomhan Matamataig
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Escape from Lochdonia Manor
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
Goireasan Gàidhlig
Seo iad goireasan Seachdain Matamataig na h’Alba dhaibhsan a tha a’ teagasg tro mheadhan na Gàidhlig.
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T.A.L.E.S.
Best suited for Second and Third Level
Welcome to T.A.L.E.S. – Thinking and Learning, Exploring, Solving which is a series of videos exploring mathematics through tales and interdisciplinary links, created by The Scottish Mathematical Council for Maths Week Scotland 2024.
Each video is accompanied by a brief description to support planning and preparation. Most suited to upper primary/early secondary – CfE second into third level.
Stats in the Wild
This set of bespoke evidence-based resources are for exploring statistics using outdoor maths. For students aged 11-16.
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Create an Economy
Best suited for Second and Third Level
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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Looking and Listening for the Beauty in Maths
Best suited for Second and Third/Fourth Level
This series of five videos focuses on the mathematics in Art and Music. Topics covered include rhythm, pentatonic scales, tiling and tessellation, and the works of Piet Mondrian.
Each video is accompanied by a brief description, any web-links referred to in the video and a list of key vocabulary to support planning and preparation.
Created by the Scottish Mathematical Council for Maths Week Scotland 2022
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Women in Maths
Best suited for Second and Third/Fourth Level
Maths Week Scotland interviewed women for whom maths is at the core of their job. Whether it is statistics, bridges or budgets these women rely on maths every single day.
Kids (and adults!) often struggle to identify why maths is useful unless they want to be a maths teacher or banker. Watch these videos together and talk about how maths is important in a huge range of jobs - whatever your interest!
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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.
Content by Learn with Will
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Strategy Games
Best suited for Second and Third/Fourth Level
Use strategy games and transport network to explore maths in the classroom.
These videos and puzzles look to develop mathematical thinking and problem solving skills. Each includes tips and advice for how to complete.
Created by University of Edinburgh
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Maths Tales RPG
Best suited for Second Level and above
This RPG game about maths in Ancient Egypt was developed by Daisy Abbott from Anderston Primary Parent Council, for Maths Week Scotland 2024. It covers various maths topics.
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Have Fun with Maths - play the Shannon switching game
Best suited for Second Level and above
This collection of resources by the University of Edinburgh focuses on strategy games and some applications of Mathematics to transport networks. The aim is to develop mathematical thinking and problem-solving skills, as well as exploring the creative and fun side of mathematics. All resources, including explanatory videos, a range of games and puzzles, and tips for teachers/parents can be found via the link below.
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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.