MATHS WEEK PUZZLES

Maths Week on Twitter
Congratulations to students in Loreto Secondary School - winners of the Mangahigh online maths challenge during Maths Week 2011 #mathsweek Nov 22, 2011 03:36 PM
@ScienceGallery Hope all is going well! #SurfaceTension Oct 21, 2011 03:11 PM
@ThomasEWoolley You're welcome Thomas! Glad you're having a good time! #mathsweek Oct 21, 2011 02:33 PM
Another one for fun! Two coffees and 1 bun costs the same as 5 buns. If one bun costs 75c how much does one coffee cost? #mathsweek Oct 21, 2011 02:28 PM
@TriploidTree So...as well as being funny you also got the answer right! #mathsweek Oct 21, 2011 02:26 PM

Activities and Puzzles

 

Dub1in by Numb3rs

Free Podcast Walking Tour of Dublin

Organise your own Maths Activities in-School

Click Here for Advice from Dr Maths

Maths Heroes

Here are suggestions and resources for discovering the wonderful stories in mathematics

 

Maths Puzzle Day

Here is advice from expert Steve Humble on running a maths puzzle day in your school

Maths Mazes

A maze is great fun and it can be a maths learning experience too!

Maths Art

Explore the Maths in Art

Code Breaking for Young Secret Agents

The world of secret codes holds a fascinating air of mystery with secret agents trying to discover the enemy’s plans before the enemy uncovers theirs.

The Magic of Maths

You may be surprised to learn that there is a lot of mathematics behind magic, and by giving your students maths magic tricks to investigate

Maths Trails

Here is great advice for setting up your own Maths Trails

General Activities

Resources and materials suitable for children of all ages.

Primary Schools

Resources, materials and activities suitable for Primary Schools

Secondary Schools

Resources, materials and activities suitable for Secondary Schools

 

Puzzles

Attacking the Castle

A square medieval castle sits on a square island surrounded by a square moat was under siege. All around the island, there is a 5 metre wide water moat. There's ground on the other side to rest the bridge on (if you can get it to stretch that far).

Expanding Car Park

A client wants to double the size of his car park (shown below). He insists on retaining a square shape and as many of the trees as possible.