In celebration of Maths Week, Bubbly Maths with Caroline Ainslie will take place. Caroline will perform her 45-minute maths show using magical soap bubbles and giant balloons to illustrate the mathematical fundamentals of shape, space and measurements. Children will learn mathematics without even realising it! Audience: Primary school pupils, Senior infants to 1st. Shows timings:
Audience: 5th years Dr Shane Dowdall, Dundalk Grammer School – By Invitation only
Audience: Age 9-12; 4th-6th class (ROI); Y6-Y8 (NI) One Sided Paper explores the strange Mobius strips that you can cut in half, yet they stay together! The Pennies that Reach the Sun starts with a chess board with one penny (or cent) on the first square. The next square has two, then four, then eight…
Audience: 2nd years Dr Shane Dowdall, Dundalk Grammer School – By Invitation only
Strategies for teaching fractions for understanding Facilitator: Niamh O’Meara, Lecturer in Mathematics Education, EPI STEM, University of Limerick There is no cost for attending these ‘Maths Week 2020’ webinars. You don’t have to be a NALA member to participate. However, we would be delighted if you would consider joining if you are not already a member. For
Audience: 1st years Venue: Dundalk Grammar School By Invitation only
Financial maths with percentages, interest rates and budgeting Facilitator: Sorcha Moran, Numeracy Trainer and Tutor, Mayo, Sligo and Leitrim ETB There is no cost for attending these ‘Maths Week 2020’ webinars. You don’t have to be a NALA member to participate. However, we would be delighted if you would consider joining if you are not
Audience: Maths for All Maths Week Ireland will run from 10th - 18th October 2020. If you are doing activities or taking part in any of the events please register on the website. Maths Week Ireland is a co-operative movement with local partners all over Ireland together with schools and teachers changing attitudes towards maths.
Audience: Maths Educators. Niamh O’Meara, Lecturer in Mathematics Education, EPI STEM, University of Limerick presents Designing tasks for the teaching and learning of fractions, percentages and budgeting Date: Friday 1st November 2019 Time: 10:00am – 1:00pm lunch at 1:00pm Venue: Limerick and Clare ETB Further Education Centre, Room 23, Clonroad Campus, Ennis, Co. Clare Booking:
On the last day of Maths Week and as part of the Halloween festival, Maths Week Ireland visits the Botanic Gardens in Dublin. This Celebration of Mind event is part of a worldwide effort to celebrate the work of Martin Gardner prolific writer of puzzle books. There will be a wide variety of maths demonstrations, puzzles,
