James Soper – Maths and your brain!

Audience: Primary Upper Cycle/ Post Primary Junior Cycle. Our brains have evolved to do maths and we are all natural mathematicians. Join psychologist James Soper in the Country Life Museum, Castlebar, Co.Mayo to learn what maths tells us about our brains and how we can make our brains better at maths. Date: Tuesday 15th October 2019

The Maths of Sport

Fully Booked! This event is aimed at TY and Senior cycle students. In this special Maths Week event, Aoife Hunt, Kevin O'Brien and Ravi Vekaria give us three different perspectives on the Mathematics of Sport Crowd modelling: How maths keep us safe and keep us moving. Dr Aoife Hunt, Movement Strategies - Aoife's job is

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Maths Magic with Dr Fernando Blasco

Audience: Senior Secondary. Dr. Fernando Blasco is a mathematician and lecturer at the Polytechnic University of Madrid, interested in recreational maths and magic. He uses magic to introduce the public to topics such as prime numbers, knot theory, sudoku, topology, number systems, mind games, calendars or quick calculations. He is absolutely convinced that if we

2019-09-18T15:19:00+00:00October 15th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , |

It Doesn’t Add Up! with Dr Ken Farquhar

Audience: Primary (5th and 6th class) and Post Primary (1st Year). Ken Farquhar is one of Britain’s leading STEM presenters, inspiring young people since 1995. His acclaimed maths show is designed to entertain and educate. The show is less sleight of hand and more dexterity in maths. Amazing magic tricks are performed and the maths revealed. Find

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Murderous Maths with Kjartan Poskitt

Audience: Primary 4th – 6th class Kjartan Poskitt, best-selling author of the Murderous Maths book series, brings his fun filled show to WIT in what promises to be a thrilling spectacle for primary fourth to sixth classes! Kjartan previously worked in TV where he wrote and presented for Anne Wood (creator of the Teletubbies) and

2019-09-19T13:12:48+00:00October 15th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , |

Maths in the Round at City Hall

Audience: Primary Fourth, Fifth and Sixth. The Maths Week crew will be teaming up with NRICH for a special live pop-up maths event in Dublin City Hall this Maths Week. We will have shows and activities for fifth and sixth class pupils featuring Alison Kiddle of NRICH. In this workshop, Alison takes students on a

Douglas Buchanan and his Challenges

Audience: Primary. Dundalk IT is pleased to host maths workshops led by maths educator Douglas Buchanan for Maths Week 2019. These one-hour long workshops are intended for primary school pupils. Doug’s workshops give participants the opportunity to solve various puzzles working in pairs or small groups. It gives them the chance to collaborate and also

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Colm O’Regan Wants a Word… and an audience!

Colm O’Regan Wants a Word… and an audience! RTE Studio Recording – 7.30 pm, Monday 14th October 2019 - Audience Tickets Now Available Marking Maths Week 2019, Irish stand-up comedian and writer Colm O’Regan invites you to take a humorous tour around the world of Maths in an RTE Radio One recording of his popular show

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James Soper – Maths and Your Brain

Audience: DKIT Students. Our brains have evolved to do maths and we are all natural mathematicians. Join psychologist James Soper in Dundalk IT to learn what maths tells us about our brains and how we can make our brains better at maths. Date: Monday 14th October 2019 Times: 14.00pm – 15:00pm Location: Dundalk IT Audience:

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Ken Farquhar – It Doesn’t Add Up!

Audience: Suitable for Primary students (5th and 6th Class) Ken Farquhar is one of Britain’s leading STEM presenters, inspiring young people since 1995. His acclaimed maths show is designed to entertain and educate. The show is less sleight of hand and more dexterity in maths. Amazing magic tricks are performed and the maths revealed. Find out about card

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