Maths Tales: Origami Bookmark
Our theme this year is Maths Tales, so for World Book Day we are showing you how to fold an origami bookmark.
Scottish Science Festivals in 2024
We love science festivals here at Maths Week Scotland, as there's always lots of maths involved! To help you keep up to date with all the science festivals happening in Scotland this year, we've made a list of the ones we know about and we'll update the list throughout the year.
#ShowYourWorking Campaign 2024
Find out how to get involved with our annual campaign, that aims to highlight how maths is relevant across all job sectors!
Maths Week Scotland for Libraries: How to get involved
Maths Week Scotland works with a range of organisations, including libraries, to enable people of all ages and backgrounds to engage with numeracy and mathematics. Here are some low cost ways your library can get involved - it's the taking part that counts!
Design-a-Mathscot Competition
Maths Week Scotland needs a mascot - or as we like to call it, Mathscot - so we are inviting YOU to help us design one, which will feature prominently in this year's 'Maths Tales' theme.
Maths Week Scotland 2024: Maths Tales
Maths Week Scotland will be back 23 September - 29 September 2024 with the theme Maths Tales, looking at how Maths is used to tell stories.
Holiday Countdown 2023 Highlights
We have loved hearing from families and schools joining in with our Countdown to the Christmas Holidays, and have rounded up some of the pictures that have been shared with us.
Christmas Holiday Countdown 2023
Our Christmas Holiday Countdown is back for 2023! From 1 to 20 December we will be sharing daily maths inspired activities to make the wait for the holidays a little more fun.
Halloween Maths Activities
We've rounded up some of our spooky maths activities for you to try at home or in the classroom.
30 Years of TechFest Science Festival
30 Years of TechFest's Science Festival kicks off this week (29 Oct - 18 Nov), with events in the Aberdeen as well as online. We've had a browse of the programme and picked out some of our favourite events.
Innovations: Past, Present and Future at Stirling Science Festival 2023
Stirling Science Festival kicks off this week (11 - 14 October) with the theme "Innovations: Past, Present and Future". There's plenty of maths inspired events in the programme, so we've had a browse and picked out some of our favourites.
Maths Week 2023 - Maths in Motion Highlights
We have enjoyed seeing what everyone got up to for our extended Maths Week Scotland this year, in particular the different ways everyone was inspired by this year's theme of 'Maths in Motion'. We've picked out a few highlights to share.
Scottish Museums Day 2023
For Scottish Museums Day (3 October) we’ve rounded up some of our favourite activities from museums from this year's Maths Week Scotland.
New Maths in the Real World Resource Pack
Our new 'Show Your Working' resource pack pulls together digital postcards, videos and blog posts that have been shared over the last four years of our ShowYourWorking campaign, highlighting the maths behind a variety of job across all sectors.
Maths Week 2023 for Schools - Volume 2
Everything you need to know about Week 2 of our Maths Week 2023 schools programme.
Maths and The Arts: Where Magic Takes Form!
Curious about the perks of studying maths and its connection to the Arts? Explore the fascinating world where maths and creativity intertwine in this guest post from 3Theatre.
JoJo Gnome and the Shape Map
If you are looking for some early years fun with shapes then Jo Hall has a new story for you. In 'JoJo Gnome and The Shape Map’, the little Scottish gnome goes for a walk finding shapes outdoors, perfect for this year’s ‘Maths In Motion’ theme.
Maths Week Scotland 2023 - What's On for Schools?
We've rounded up this year's Maths Week Scotland events for schools in a handy, day-by-day overview. The programme is a mix of mix of both online and in-person events.
Maths Week Scotland 2023: What's On for Families?
We are delighted to be offering a big programme of family activities again this year! Find out what's on in your area.
The Maths Behind Fire Fighting
Discover some of the ways firefighters use maths in their work, as part of our annual #ShowYourWorking campaign.
Maths Inside 2023 Photography Competition
It’s World Photography Day today, which is a perfect excuse to tell you about this year’s Maths inside photography competition!
Stained Glass Window
The big circular windows that take pride of place in many churches and cathedrals, particularly in Gothic architecture, are usually divided into symmetrical sections, with intricate designs made up of shapes. Today, we'll show you how to create your own mini stained glass window, with a symmetrical design.
Shut the Box
Shut the Box is a fun dice game for two or more players, though can also be played by one player as a solitaire game. It's a great game for encouraging number recognition and practicing addition and number bonds.