Colin Wright – Juggling; Theory & Practice

Audience: TY to 6th year second level students. Juggling has fascinated people for centuries. Seemingly oblivious to gravity, the skilled practitioner will keep several objects in the air at one time, and weave complex patterns that seem to defy analysis. In this talk the speaker demonstrates a selection of the patterns and skills of juggling

2019-10-03T11:25:28+00:00October 14th, 2019|Categories: |Tags: , , , , , , |

Maths in the Round at City Hall

Audience: Primary Fifth and Sixth The Maths Week crew will be teaming up with a host of international presenters 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 Paco Gomez, the Maths Museum of Catalonia, Douglas Buchanan,

Bubbly Maths at Mary Immaculate

Audience: Primary School In celebration of Maths Week 2019, Mary Immaculate College is delighted to host Bubbly Maths with Caroline Ainslie. 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! Venue: Mary

2019-10-01T11:08:14+00:00October 14th, 2019|Categories: |Tags: , , , , |

Math and the Beanstalk at Imaginosity

Audience: suitable for children from Junior Infants to Second Class. Join Imaginosity this Maths Week as they host “Math and the Beanstalk” workshops for schools and groups.  Classes will explore Maths curriculum strand’s including; sorting, grouping, estimation, recording, counting & predicting and take part in several interactive hands-on maths challenges… all through the well-known story

2019-09-26T16:26:08+00:00October 14th, 2019|Categories: |Tags: , , , , , |

LEGO® Challenges at Marshes Library

Audience:  2nd, 3rd and 4th classes. Maths Week is here again and we are going to solve 10 LEGO® puzzles. This year the puzzles are aimed at 2nd, 3rd and 4th classes (30 children max.) and the children will work in small teams to tackle logic, shape and space, estimating and (the dreaded) fraction problems! Audience: 2nd, 3rd and 4th classes. Dates: Monday 14th ,

2019-09-26T16:31:06+00:00October 14th, 2019|Categories: |Tags: , , , , |

James Soper – Maths and Your Brain

Audience: Primary. 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: 09.30am – 10.30am Location: Dundalk IT Audience: Primary

2019-10-02T14:45:22+00:00October 14th, 2019|Categories: |Tags: , , , , |

Pirates Puzzle Tour

Audience: Public. Introducing the All New Pirates Puzzle Tour this year for Maths Week 2019. We as marine scientists and biologists are very aware of the stigma so often associated with Maths and so this year are running an event for Maths Week 2019 (October 14-18) to try and turn the word ‘Maths’ upside down!

2019-09-26T15:43:59+00:00October 14th, 2019|Categories: |Tags: , , , , , , , |

Munster Maths and Science Family Fair

Growing year on year, Mallow Development Partnership is now hosting the ninth annual Munster Maths and Science Family Fair on Sunday 13th October, from 11.30am to 4.30pm in the fantastic Mallow GAA Complex in Carrigoon. With attendance approaching 5000, this huge S.T.E.M. fair is now well established as a beacon event for Science, Technology, Engineering

2019-10-04T08:21:03+00:00October 13th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , , |

Bubbly Maths at Armagh Planetarium

Family show most suited to 6-10 year olds. In celebration of Maths Week 2019, Armagh Planetarium is delighted to host Bubbly Maths with Caroline Ainslie. 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

2019-09-18T09:47:38+00:00October 12th, 2019|Tags: , , , , , |
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