MATHS WEEK SCOTLAND 2022
Maths Week Scotland is an annual, week-long celebration of the importance of maths in our everyday lives. This year, Maths Week Scotland will run from
26 September - 2 October.
This years theme is the Beauty of Maths exploring the beauty and creativity in the world of maths. For some mathematicians that may be the elegance of a mathematical solution and to others the beautiful visual patterns created by their work.
We are working with our STEM Ambassadors and Maths Week Scotland to help you bring maths and numeracy to life in the classroom and to link to this year's theme.
Find out about the events, information sessions and resources we have available to support this week and how you can go about engaging with a STEM Ambassador to support Maths Week Scotland activities in your setting.
UPCOMING EVENTS
Fri, 30 SeptMicrosoft Teams Live
Thu, 29 SeptMicrosoft Teams Live
Thu, 29 SeptMicrosoft Teams Live
Thu, 29 SeptMicrosoft Teams Live
Wed, 28 SeptMicrosoft Teams Live
Wed, 28 SeptMicrosoft Teams Live
Tue, 27 SeptMicrosoft Teams Live
Tue, 27 SeptMicrosoft Teams Live
Mon, 26 SeptMicrosoft Teams Live
Mon, 26 SeptMicrosoft Teams Live
Thu, 25 AugTeams- Wed, 24 AugTeams
EVENT RECORDINGS
RESOURCES
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MARVELLOUS
MATHS
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CAREERS
CARDS
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Challenges
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BREAKOUT OF MATHS STEREOTYPES
Activities
STEM Learning Resources
Maths and Art
Maths in Art
(ages 7 – 16)
This resource from Cre8ate maths investigates the maths found in work by two artists. Both activities have an accessible starting point and both can be extended to provide a real challenge.
Maths and Art
(ages 7 -14)
Curves of pursuit – This video demonstrates how to construct curves of pursuit. Beginning by drawing a square, students are taken through the required steps. The video ends by suggesting different shapes as starting points.
Shape Match
(ages 5 – 11)
This game, aimed at primary level involves recognising and matching 2D shapes. The game consists of a track with a 'shopping list' of shapes for each player. Players start in the bottom left-hand corner and move a single counter around the board.
Art of Mathematics (ages 5 – 11)
The Art of Mathematics focuses on Friedensreich Hundertwasser, an Austrian painter and architect. His buildings are colourful and rounded, trees are extremely tall, everything is inaccurate. He disliked edges and straight lines, so everything is rounded, wavy and different, as were his spirals which became an enduring feature of his work.
Maths and Music
Music Festival
(ages 14 – 19+)
In this ‘Music Festival’ resource students use weather data to consider which month would be the best to hold an outdoor music festival.
Music Sequences Activity (ages 5 – 11)
In this activity pupils will learn to follow a sequence of instructions, create an algorithm for other people to follow and to understand that the order of instructions are important.
Sounds Amazing (ages 7 – 11)
There’s sound and music all around us! This programme has pupils exploring the science of music and sound, creating music and instruments with a range of found objects, and even finding music in unlikely places.
Loan resources
The STEM Ambassadors in Scotland Team have several physical loan resources which are free to borrow and can be used in conjunction with a STEM Ambassador. View the resources we have available here.
Request a STEM Ambassador
Add requests for STEM Ambassadors to support activities related to Maths Week Scotland.
You need to be logged into your teacher/youth group leader account to use the link below.
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Browse STEM Ambassador Offers
Click on Browse Offers below to find out what activity STEM Ambassadors can offer you, type "Maths" into the search engine
You need to be logged into your teacher/youth group leader account to use the link below.
FOR STEM AMBASSADORS
Browse Requests
STEM Ambassadors can search the STEM Learning website for Maths related requests from Educators and Group Leaders. Click Browse Requests below and type the keyword "Maths" into the search engine.
Add an Offer
We’re looking for STEM Ambassadors to add Offers to the STEM Learning website so that Educators and Group Leaders can browse them. This is a great option if you have already developed a Maths focused activity or have an idea you would like to discuss.
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