Intergalactic Adventure - Challenge 5
Challenge 5 of the Intergalactic Adventure, which challenges you to use different maths skills to solve puzzles.
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Numberella and the Lost World of Sanakhte
Best Suited for First, Second and Third Level
Join Numberella, Ronnie Resist, Miss A Go and The Thief in an exciting interactive adventure that will take you deep into the jungle of the lost world of Meravilium. Use your maths skills to help the adventurers outwit the mysterious talking creatures who guard the great pyramid… and help them discover the secrets that lie inside!
There are two difficulty levels to choose from, one for the 7-10 age group and one for the 11-14 age group.
Intergalactic Adventure - Challenge 6
Challenge 6 of the Intergalactic Adventure, which challenges you to use different maths skills to solve puzzles.
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Numberella: Kidnapped by the Meltz
Best Suited for First, Second and Third Level
The year is 2099. Numberella, Ronnie Resist and The Thief are in downtown Probabilium. Suddenly a space ship pulls up and emits a cloud of nerve gas. They fall to the ground, motionless. Hooded figures jump out and bundle them inside… Numberella, Ronnie and The Thief have been kidnapped by The Meltz! Your mission is to help the three friends escape the space ship and return safely to Earth. Buckle up, get your maths brains in gear and let’s go!
There are two difficulty levels to choose from, one for the 7-10 age group and one for the 11-14 age group.
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0maths
Best suited for First, Second and Third Level
Psychology-led maths platform with a particular emphasis on helping with and preventing maths anxiety. 0maths has difficulty levels, hints, worked solutions and a staggering variety of questions, including 35 ways to learn a times table, 24 exercises to learn number bonds, 48 fractions exercises, and nearly 500 other activities.
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Logic Puzzles
Best suited for First, Second and Third Level
Four friends went to the beach together. Can you work out what activity each of them did at the beach, what flavour of ice cream they ate, and how they got to the beach? There are two levels of difficulty to choose from.
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Code a Dancer with Scratch
Best suited for First, Second and Third Level
Try your hand at coding and bring a character to life with code in Scratch! Follow along with Claire Quigley from Glasgow Life to try the example below of a “Counting Sheep” to see how it’s done, or watch our video at scienceceilidh.com/codedance and then share your animation!
Content created by Science Ceilidh
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Maths Ceilidh
Best suited for First, Second and Third/Fourth Level
How can we use music and dance to explore mathematical concepts? We teamed up with Science Ceilidh to find out.
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.
Lewis and Caity from Science Ceilidh show us how it is done.
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Cryptography Challenge
Best suited for First, Second and Third/Fourth Level
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? 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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#ShowYourWorking at National Museums Scotland
Best suited for First, Second and Third/Fourth Level
Staff across National Museums Scotland share how important maths is in their work as part of Maths Week Scotlands #ShowYourWorking campaign. Check out them out on Twitter
Why not have a go at some of the activities! Let us know how you get on @NMSEngage and @MathsWeekScot on Twitter.
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Wild About Maths
Best suited for Second Level
This series of five videos invites children on a captivating five-episode journey with Jerry the giraffe as he uses mathematics to solve real-world problems after a dramatic shipwreck. Each episode blends storytelling, hands-on challenges, and 'stop and think' moments, encouraging learners to pause, calculate, and discuss their mathematical reasoning.
Created by the Scottish Mathematical Council for Maths Week Scotland 2025
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Maths in Motion
Best suited for Second Level
This series of five videos focuses on motion in mathematics, with a focus on sports covering various topics.
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 2023
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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.
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Intergalactic Adventure
Best suited for Second Level
Are you ready for a mathematical space adventure? Prepare for a journey to the Planet Turasmara. Download and complete your passport application ready for boarding, then solve the six space maths challenges!
Created by the Scottish Mathematical Council
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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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My Maths Week Scotland Booklet
There's lots to do for families during Maths Week Scotland, from the events, activities and challenges you can find on our website, to getting busy with maths inspired games, arts, books and baking at home.
We've created a wee booklet for you, which you can print out and record all your Maths Week Scotland activities, plus a section to write about yourself and a couple of brain teasers to get you in the mood for maths.
Just print, fold, and you're good to go!
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Castle Quest at Edinburgh Castle
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
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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.
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Irn Bru Data Collection
Best suited for Second Level
Created by the Royal Statistical Society, this activity get learners thinking about how information is collected and introduces some simple approaches to visualise the data that they have collected.
Using a data collection app, students will be be introduced to bar charts, dot plots and pie charts. They can get creative and produce their own data visualisations to find out how their class really feels about Irn Bru.
Intergalactic Adventure - Solutions
The solutions to the Intergalactic Adventure, which challenges you to use different maths skills to solve puzzles.
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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
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.