Audience: Primary 5th and 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
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
Dundalk IT Maths lecturer Shane Dowdall presents Maths Puzzles at St. Fursey’s Date: Wednesday 16th October 2019 Times: 10.30am – 11:30pm Location: St. Fursey’s Audience: Primary Booking: By invitation only
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: New
Audience: Primary upper cycle. Our brains have evolved to do maths and we are all natural mathematicians. Join psychologist James Soper to learn what maths tells us about our brains and how we can make our brains better at maths. Date: Wednesday 16th October 2019 Times: 10:00am – 11:00am Location: Emo National School, Emo, Portlaoise,
The team from the Maths Museum of Catalonia will deliver maths workshops on problem solving and puzzles to 5th and 6th class primary school pupils – run by retired maths teacher Guido Ramellini and a team of volunteers. The museum has a permanent exhibition of Mathematical Experiences and provides guided tours and workshops for school groups.
Audience: Transition Year, Secondary Senior Cycle Explore maths and art together in this exciting workshop, brought to you from the House of Maths and Computer Science, Lyons. This interactive workshop explores the use of maths and symmetry in the decorative art on the Ardagh Chalice and wonderful illustrations of the Book of Kells and opens
Audience: Primary 4th - 6th. Connected Classsrooms is an event which connects students in Ireland with their counterparts in South Africa. Up to 50 schools can take part live via Skype, they will need a Skype account, a webcam and a microphone. Audience: Audience: Primary 4th - 6th Date: 16th October 2019 Time: 10:00am Venue:
Audience: Senior infants; 3rd Class; 5th Class; 6th Class. 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
Audience: TY and senior Cycle Secondary school. Isaac Newton was arguably the foremost mathematician of his time and one of the greatest scientists of all time. In this presentation, we will explore how he applied mathematics to help explain motion and gravity. These laws, dating from 1687, established the bedrock for our understanding of the
