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We have enjoyed seeing what everyone got up to for Maths Week Scotland this year, in particular the different ways everyone was inspired by this year's theme of 'Maths Tales'. We've picked out a few highlights to share.

For Scottish Museums Day (3 October) we’ve rounded up some of our favourite activities from museums from across the country, from this year's Maths Week Scotland.

Five border collies will take the lead in a series of online maths lessons created by the Royal Highland Education Trust. Find out more!

New for this year - to say thank you for taking part in Maths Week Scotland, we will be picking one school or ELC setting from our map at random to receive a £100 Amazon voucher to spend on maths goodies for your class.

Get creative with our circle art activity sheets. There are three different activities to choose from.

During Maths Week Scotland 2024, the UHI STEM Outreach Programme will be launching their new Maths Tales Bags for Early Level learners.

We end the week on a high note, as the winning drawing from our competition earlier this year is brought to life and we reveal our final Finn Finity mathscot!

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.

We are delighted to be offering a big programme of family activities again this year! Find out what's on in your area each day.

We took our 'Maths Tales' to the Edinburgh International Book Festival. Read all about the creative maths inspired poems written by students at the Teen Takeover Day.

We have another fun maths game to share with you today. Sim is a pen & paper game for two players. It's named after cryptographer and mathematician Gustavus Simmons, who first introduced the game in 1969.

Today we have a really simple game to share with you, that can be played at home, on the go, or in the classroom. The game encourages multiplication and addition skills, and also requires some strategic thinking and considering the probability of what numbers you are going to roll.

Learn how to play Five Field Kono - a strategy game from Korea.

We love a good dice game! If you travel with some dice in your pocket, you'll never be bored, there's so much you can do with them. Today's game Threes Away requires five dice - you'll also need to think strategically, and it encourages number recognition too.

Learn how to play Queah - a strategy game from Liberia.

With the summer holidays looming, we've put together a selection of seasonal summer puzzles covering a range of different maths skills including counting, pattern recognition, logical thinking and code breaking. They're perfect for some end of term fun at school or as a boredom buster during the holidays.

Celebrate the UEFA European Football Championship 2024 with our maths in football facts and activities, including interactive videos and a quiz!

Glasgow Science Festival kicks off tomorrow (6 - 16 June 2024), with the theme "Glasgow's Transforming". We've had a browse through the programme, and picked out some of our favourite events.

For the UK Wildlife Trusts annual 30 Days Wild challenge, which encourages people to spend more time outside and engage with nature, we've come up with 30 fun ideas to get you active in nature and incorporate some maths along the way (updated for 2024).

We have pulled together all the 'Maths at Work' related activities from our past Activity Packs, to make it easier for you to access this content which can be reused year after year. The compilation packs align with the levels of the Scottish curriculum.

Maths Week Scotland works with a range of organisations, including museums, to enable people of all ages and backgrounds to engage with numeracy and mathematics. Here are some low cost ways your museum can get involved - it's the taking part that counts!

It's Spring in Edinburgh means, which means the return of the Edinburgh Science Festival (30 March - 14 April)! This years theme is Shaping the Future, and we've browsed through the programme to pick out some of our maths highlights for you.

To mark World Meteorological Day (23 March), we are delighted to share a guest post from Professor Sylvia Knight, Head of Education at the Royal Meteorological Society, to introduce their new Climate Change Concept tool and show how teachers can use it to support maths in the curriculum.

In January, we launched a competition and invited children from across Scotland to design a mascot for us. We are delighted to announce the winners, and to introduce you to our new 'Mathscot'!