Maths Week Scotland
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#MathsWeekScot is a celebration of the importance of maths in our everyday lives. Join us 23 Sept - 29 Sept 2024 for #MathsTales , and online all year round.
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Grant funding for
#MathsWeekScot
2024 is now open, until Monday 10 June!
All further details on our website ➡️
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Welcome to
#MathsWeekScot
! 🎉 We're looking forward to a packed week of maths activities and inspiration. Here's
@AmarLatif_
with his Welcome to Maths Week ⬇️
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Teachers! Check out our activity packs to help inspire you for
#MathsWeekScot
. Available for a range of year groups - see ➡️
@edscot_maths
@EducationScot
@mathsscot
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📢Save the date! Clear your calendars! 🗓️
Maths Week Scotland will be back 28 September - 4 October 2020.
Find out how you can be part of it
#CantWait
#MathsWeekScot2020
@NtlMuseumsScot
@ScotGovEdu
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Brand new Maths Week Scotland Activity Packs are here for 2021!
With content created by an amazing team of teachers and
@edscot_maths
there are ideas for Early, First, Second and Third/Fourth Level 💡
Which will you be giving a go?
#MathsWeekScot
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#MathsSpotlight
on us today as we announce * drum roll *
Math Week Scotland will be back 27 Sept - 3 Oct 2021!
Expect a jam packed schedule with online events, local activities, fantastic resources and competitions 🎉
#MathsWeekScot
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Just 7 sleeps until we begin celebrating
#MathsWeekScot
! There's still time to get involved - check out
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Teachers! It's the moment you've all been waiting for. The 2023
#MathsWeekScot
Activity Packs are now available on our website ➡️
Produced in collaboration with
@edscot_maths
#EduTwitter
#TeacherTwitter
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Once again
@scottishmaths
have put together a fantastic video series for
#MathsWeekScot
. This year they've collaborated with
@ScottishFA
so expect lots of sports references!
#EduTwitter
#TeacherTwitter
#STEMeducation
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We’ve really enjoyed seeing all of your social media posts and following your exploration of maths throughout the week. Read some of our highlights ⬇️
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#MathsWeekScot
kicks off tomorrow 🥳 and we’ve already seen an incredible amount of mathtastic activities! Check out our highlights so far 👉
@SummerleeMuseum
@northmuirschool
@woodsidepschool
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And we’re off! Happy
#MathsWeekScot
everyone. Here’s those links again with everything you need to know to see you through the week.
Families >>
and
Schools >>
and
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As of today, the
@sumdog
#MathsWeekScot
contest is OPEN! Compete with other classes across the country from 25 Sept - 1 Oct. Last year there were 13.9million correct answers, can we beat that this year?! Sign up here 👇
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It's time for a little geometry magic!💫 Impress your kids by turning two circles in to a square (and then they in turn can impress their friends) ⭕️⭕️⏹️
#mathsisfun
#mathsgames
#summerholidays
#fiveminutefun
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Happy Palindrome Day! 🥳 Today’s date reads the same backwards and forwards. Today is extra special though because it is a palindrome in American (02 02 2020), Asian (2020 02 02) and European (02 02 2020) date format 🗓
#backtofront
#palindromeday
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Brilliant to hear from
@EilishMccolgan
on how maths is used in professional sport! ⏱🏃♀️ Join Eilish and show us how you use maths in your job!
#ShowYourWorking
#MathsWeekScot
Great to be a part of
@mathsweekscot
#ShowYourWorking
campaign, where individuals across Scotland give an insight into the importance of maths across a huge range careers.📈
Had a brilliant virtual chat with some Primary pupils about how it's shaped my career! 🏃🏼♀️
#MathsWeekScot
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Two weeks to go to
#MathsWeekScot
!
Head over to for the full event programme.
With online school workshops, adult talks and competitions there is something for everyone!
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Ready... Set.... Go!🚦
Happy
#MathsWeekScot
everyone! 📐🧮✏️
What will you be getting up to this week?
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Today is
#WomenInMaths
day!
This day was created in the honour of Maryam Mirzakhani, the first woman awarded a Fields Medal 🏅
We'll be sharing the work of women throughout the day. If you are a woman in maths let us know below about your work and why you love it
#May12
#WiM
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Pinch, punch, first of the month! Are you ready for our Countdown to the Christmas Holidays? Press play to discover what's behind the first door!
(You can also download a PDF version of the video here )
#MathsWeekScot
#ChristmasCountdown
#MathsIsFun
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We cannot wait to be back 27 Sept - 3 Oct 2021 for
#MathsWeekScot
! This years theme will be 'Our World' 🌎
We will be looking at how maths can help us understand our planet and respond to the climate emergency.
What does 'Our World' mean to you? Maths is part of it all!
#MathsSpotlight
on us today as we announce * drum roll *
Math Week Scotland will be back 27 Sept - 3 Oct 2021!
Expect a jam packed schedule with online events, local activities, fantastic resources and competitions 🎉
#MathsWeekScot
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We're now live!
#MathsWeekScot
is a week of events and activity taking place 30 September - 6 October 2019. We're also planning a series of special events throughout 2019. More info at
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Are you ready to rock some maths?!
#MathsWeekScot
officially kicks off tomorrow. Here's everything you need to get ready:
Families >>
and
Schools >>
and
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Drumroll please 🥁 We're very excited to announce that
#MathsWeekScot
is back for 2023!
Mark the 25 Sept - 1 Oct in your diaries & head over to our website to read more about this year's theme: Maths in Motion ➡️
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One week to go until
#MathsWeekScot
! Who else is excited? 😅🙌
Find out what's going on all week here 👉
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We're very excited to reveal the special project we've been working on - our
#MathsWeekScot
Countdown to the
#Christmas
Holidays!
Join us daily for puzzles, art and crafts, games, and more, from 1 to 20 December.
#ChristmasCountdown
#MathsIsFun
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Every morning during
#MathsWeekScot
, a new puzzle set by
@scottishmaths
will be shared on
@bbcbitesize
. You'll get a hint of how to solve it & the answers will be published after 12:00 each day. Today's puzzle is now live!
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Have you ever thought about the maths in art? 🎨🧮
Islamic craftsmen made geometry into art, like on this tile from the
@ntlmuseumsscot
collection, as images of people weren’t allowed in holy places. 1/2
#MathsWeekScot
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One more sleep ‘til
#MathsWeekScot
! 📐🧮✏️
We’re so excited! What are you most looking forward to this week?
You can find everything you can get involved with on our website:
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The countdown is on! Find out
#MathsWeekScot
is all about, plus some of the things we're looking forward to in 2020's campaign 👉
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Just three weeks until
#MathsWeekScot
2020 kicks off! What have you got planned to celebrate the importance of maths? 🤔😁
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Today is
#NationalNumeracyDay
!
@Nat_Numeracy
has got a festival of online events including story time with Lauren Child, money maths with
@MartinSLewis
and maths at home with
@RachelRileyRR
. Watch live or catch up later!
#EverydayMaths
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Get out those diaries and calendars because we have a date for you!
Maths Week Scotland will take place 26 September - 2 October 2022 🎉
Theme to be announced soon!
#MathsWeekScot
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During lockdown we'll be sharing the best resources from
#MathsWeekScot
and our collaborators for your
#LockdownLearning
Keep your eyes peeled on Tuesdays and Thursdays for our
#MathsSpotlight
🔦
Find all our resources here ⬇️
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We'll be launching the Maths Week Scotland programme and resources in August.
Pin your school to the map to be the first to hear about new resources, bookable workshops and Small Grant funding
#MathsWeekScot
#PinYourSchool
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In just two weeks time,
#MathsWeekScot
2020 will be launching! What have you got planned to celebrate the importance of maths this year?! 😄
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Today we say farewell to our
#MathsWeekScot
Co-ordinator
@Katie_Oldfield_
😢 All the best for your new job Katie! Don't forget us, and may there always be lots of
#MathsMathsMaths
in your life 🔢
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Today is the day! The Small Grants Fund is now OPEN for applications! Find out more
#moremoneymoremaths
#MathsWeekScot
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Don't forget, we have various exciting activity packs for a range of year groups to help you plan for
#MathsWeekScot
! See here ➡️
@edscot_maths
@EducationScot
@mathsscot
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Butterflies, beetles and bumblebees! We spoke to Ashleigh Whiffin, Assistant Curator of Entomology
@NtlMuseumsScot
about her work with the insect collections and how maths and large data sets are being used to create positive change. 🦋🐝 Read more:
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Schools can request a STEM Ambassador to be part of their
#MathsWeekScot
event - browse offers or make a request here ⬇️
@STEMAmbassadors
@NorthScotSTEM
@SAESSERC
@ScienceConnects
#STEMAmbassadorsOnline
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We're sad to see the end of the school week this
#MathsWeekScot
, but what a week it's been! 🧮🎉
Thanks to all the schools and teachers who've shared what you've been up to!
See some inspiring school activities from the week in our latest blogpost:
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Happy
#WomenInMaths
Day!
To celebrate we interviewed six women with maths at the core of their job👷♀️👩💼👩💻
We will post these videos throughout May and want to hear from you!
Is maths important to your role? Tell us how!
#ShowYourWorking
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One week until
#MathsWeekScot
! We can’t wait! ⏲️🧮🎉
Which of our events and activities are you most excited to get involved in? If you haven’t planned your itinerary yet, there’s still time! Have a look at our website to see what’s on.
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Next week Dr Sue Gifford with
@scottishbktrust
will be sharing ways to link numeracy with tales, picture books and rhymes 🎶
Perfect way to prep for
#MathsWeekScot
!
🗓️16 Sep 4pm
🧑Suitable for Early Year Practitioners
⬇️Book here
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How are maths and creativity connected? We teamed up with
@ScienceCeilidh
to explore mathematical concepts through dance.
You can try them for yourself, with a class or group here
No maths or dance experience required!
#dancingthroughmaths
#MathsWeekScot
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Less than a week until the Small Grants Fund opens for applications! You can apply for travel, transport, resources, workshops or anything you need to make sure your community group, school or organisation are part of Maths Week Scotland
#moremoneymoremaths
#MathsWeekScot
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Find out how to get outside for Maths Week Scotland this year and explore maths in our environment! 🌲🌸🌿
This training is open to community groups, informal learning organisations, early learning centres or schools.
20 August at 4pm
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.
@Sumdog
are back to host their free annual competition celebrating
#MathsWeekScot
- can your school beat last year's score? Find out more and get involved 👉
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Make sure your sector is represented in
#MathsWeekScot
! We're asking people from all different job types to
#ShowYourWorking
and help highlight the importance of maths in a range of careers. Find out more:
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We’ve spent the morning getting active and little bit musical with our maths and
@ScienceCeilidh
@NtlMuseumsScot
. New maths ceilidhs for you to try launching soon on
#dancingmaths
#mathsfootforward
#mathsweekscot
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Maths Week Scotland is just ONE MONTH away!
Pin your school to the map to receive updates and let us know how you plan to celebrate this year
#MathsWeekScot
#JustOneMonth
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📷 Entries are now OPEN for
@mathsinside
2020! Open to everyone living in Scotland. All the info you need to get involved at ❗️Deadline 2nd October!
#MathsWeekScot
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The Maths Week Scotland Small Grants Fund is OPEN!
Apply for money for digital resources, outdoor learning, school activities or anything you need to get involved with Maths Week Scotland.
Applications open until 26 August. Full details
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Look in to our eyes and repeat after us: Maths Week Scotland is the best week of the year! 😄
#MathsWeekScot
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Wow, you've all been busy pinning - we crossed the 200 mark this morning! 203 schools signed up for
#MathsWeekScot
so far. But there's still time to add your school to the map (hint, hint) 📌
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Our Small Grants Fund reopens on Monday!
Are you a freelancer with a great idea? 💡
A school needing materials for your best ever
#MathsWeekScot
? 🎒
A library ready for some maths games? 🏫
The Small Grants fund is for you!
💻
🗓️16 - 27 Aug 2021
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Did you know? Maths helped develop the very first bionic arm right here in Scotland! 🏴🦾
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We currently have 282 schools pinned to our
#MathsWeekScot
map! Can we make it to 300 before the end of the week? If you've not added yourselves yet, just pop over here >>
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Teachers, our Maths wi nae Borders competition is now open!
Enter your class to solve these challenges as a team for a chance to win! 🏆
#MathsWeekScot
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Bring numeracy and maths to life through illustration and comics this
#MathsWeekScot
!
We have teamed up with
@scottishbktrust
and
@DekkoComics
for free virtual workshops throughout the week!
Suitable for P5 - S1
Applications close: 25 Aug 5pm
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Exciting news📢 Our new
#MathsWeekScot
Activity Packs for 2022 are out! Find out more and download them here >>
A collaboration with
@edscot_maths
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Rachel Wood is a Civil Engineer
@forthroadbridge
🌉
She shared with us why maths is so important for keeping the road network safe to travel and showed us some of the unique sights she gets to see!
Read the full interview here
#ShowYourWorking
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Maths Wi Nae Borders is now OPEN for 2020 entries! Sign up to the challenge today 📝 👉
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These audio quizzes from
@BBCScotLearn
are a fantastic resource for
#MathsWeekScot
📻👂
Our Learning edit this week includes the brilliant Mini Rainbows audio maths quiz for P1 with
@CatrionaShearer
! Join us for this colourful number quiz! 🌈🌈🌈
Mini Rainbows -
More from the Learning Edit -
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In this fun
#Christmas
art activity, you need to create pictures just by colouring in squares - no extra diagonal or rounded lines allowed! Try our suggestions or create your own 🖍️
#MathsWeekScot
#ChristmasCountdown
#STEMeducation
#mathsisfun
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🥰 We've shared just a few of our highlights from the week 👉 👀
👏
@AnnetteStreetPS
@darnley_primary
@craigheadPS
@henryseg
@Carolside_PS
@NetherRob_ps
@GorebridgePS
@NatMiningMuseum
@JohnGrayCentre
@SummerleeMuseum
@McManusDundee
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Making people smile on the way to the office, with our Sierpinski
#Christmas
tree 🎄❤️
Download the template from our website to make your own
#MathsWeekScot
#ChristmasCountdown
#MathsMakesYouSmile
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Wishing all children and teachers heading back to school this week a great start to the new term!
Here's a fun wee activity for younger learners, to playfully encourage number recognition: dig our your Lego and get creating.
#backtoschool
#mathsisfun
#lego
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Have you put your school on the
#MathsWeekScot
map? 🗺️📍
Register the maths week activities you have planned with us today and become an Official Maths Week Scotland School:
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Maths Week Scotland will be back 28 September - 4 October 2020 🥳🤩
Expect
- National competitions
- Activities for Early, Primary and Secondary
- Online sessions
- Virtual Teacher CLPL
Sign up for email updates:
Full details Aug 2020 🗓️
#MathsWeekScot
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In today's
#ShowYourWorking
highlight,
@EilishMccolgan
shares how she uses maths in her job as a professional athlete.
You can hear Eilish talking a bit more about maths in sports here ➡️
#MathsWeekScot
#STEMeducation
#WorldOfWork
#EduTwitter
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Are you ready to rock some maths?! 🎸
#MathsWeekScot
officially kicks off tomorrow. Here's everything you need to get ready:
Families >>
and
Schools >>
and
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Just one week til the Maths Week Scotland Small Grants Fund opens! 🥳
Schools can apply for funding for supplies to celebrate Maths Week, create outdoor learning spaces, reward participation or anything you need to be involved.
Details here 👇
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Here's the Deputy First Minister's first
#MathsWeekScot
challenge! Can you solve it? 🖩 🧮
It’s Maths Week Scotland 2019! Each day I am sharing a maths problem created for me by
@scottishmaths
👉. Chris Smith
@aap03102
and
@grange_academy1
pupils show how to solve them in videos made by
@BBCScotLearn
#MathsWeekScot
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📢 Exciting news! We've created a wee booklet for you to record YOUR
#MathsWeekScot
. Just print & fold, and you're ready to go 🙌
Download your free copy here ➡️
(alongside some tips & inspirations for all the things mentioned in the booklet)
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Schools and Teachers 📣
Looking for things to do with your class this
#MathsWeekScot
? We have competitions, school trip ideas and indoor and outdoor classroom activities!
You can find out more here:
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Any schools who were not able to fully participate in
#MathsWeekScot
this past week are invited to celebrate next week.
Here's the low down on all recorded talks, rescheduled events, extended competitions and more >>
#EduTwitter
#TeacherTwitter
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Happy
#WorldBookDay
📚
Sharing stories is a great way to brings maths and numeracy to life 🔢 Which of these children’s books would you like us to review next?
You can find all our previous book reviews here
#WorldBookDay2023
#KidsBooks
#STEMeducation
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Calling all number-loving early years practitioners! 🔢
If you missed the
#MathsWeekScot
webinar with education specialist Lynda Keith, on linking maths & picture books, you can now watch the recording on demand at
@scottishbktrust
@Bookbug_SBT
👇
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We had a fantastic morning with Peter Sawkins, Baker and
@Nat_Numeracy
Ambassador, this morning finding out about the maths in baking! 🍰
Great questions and answers from all the pupils who joined us!
Can’t wait to see all your bakes 🍰
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As we head in to our final weekend before
#MathsWeekScot
officially kicks off, we have 239 schools across Scotland registered on our map 📌 We can't wait to hear how you all get on!
If you still want to add your school, you can do so here ➡️
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Maths is in so much of what we do and the world around us. 👉 We need you to help us show that by sharing how you use maths in your work 🙏
#ShowYourWorking
#MathsWeekScot
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Coming soon for Maths Week Scotland 2019 ... Castle Quest! Check out other great family activities taking place across Scotland
#MathsWeekScot
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📢 Here's those links again, with all the info to see you through
#MathsWeekScot
Families >>
and
Schools >>
and
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It's the start of
#30DaysWild
today! We'll be sharing some fun, maths inspired outdoor activities during June - like this idea for creating symmetrical art out of natural materials 🌸🍃🐚
#OutdoorLearning
#MathsInNature
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Last night teachers got stuck into
#MathsWeekScot
at
@ICMS_Edinburgh
with
@UoEMaths
We tried new maths puzzles, heard from
@JohnSwinney
on the future of maths education in Scotland and found out from Darren Mckinnon how a well helped estimate the circumference of the earth 🤯
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What do you get when you bring together
@FryRsquared
@standupmaths
@ZoeLGriffiths
@SparksMaths
and
@robeastaway
?
An incredible online
@MathsInspiratn
show for S3/S4 pupils!
Free for Scottish schools to celebrate
#MathsWeekScot
!
29 Sept at 1.20pm
Book:
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The Small Grants Fund is now open! Got a great idea for an event you want to hold? Need a boost for promotion, speakers fees or resources? Apply by 31st May to make Maths Week Scotland 2019 bigger and better than ever
#moremoneymoremaths
#mathsweekscot
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With just over three weeks to go we're hearing some fantastic plans being made in schools to celebrate
#MathsWeekScot
! 🎉
Not sure what to do yet? Head to to find events and resources for your class! 🧵
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Today is the start of
#NumberConfidenceWeek
, dedicated to helping us all feel more confident with numbers for work and at home 🔢
You can find lots of free, helpful resources to get started here⬇️
#Museum30
#Number
#Numbers
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Make sure you become a
#MathsWeekScot
official school! Pop your school on the map today - can we get a school from every local authority in Scotland?! 🏴 📍
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It's the October
#halfterm
holidays across much of Scotland this week & next, so every morning for the next two weeks we'll be sharing a fun maths activity to keep the kids busy at home. Starting with this pyramid card game ♠️♥️♣️♦️
#octoberhalfterm
#familyfun
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Our
#MathsWeekScot
map of schools is shaping up nicely. 125 schools have added themselves so far! Not on our map yet? Beat the FOMO and step right this way >>
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Happy
#CookingDay
! 🍳
Today we’re thinking about how we use maths in cooking and baking from measurements like weight, time and temperature, to scaling a recipe up or down and working out the cost of ingredients.
Have you got any kitchen activities planned this
#MathsWeekScot
?
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We are also delighted to share the new community learning resource pack, produced by
@edscot_maths
, with lots of ways for adult learners and families to celebrate and enjoy
#MathsWeekScot
.
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