Audience: Post Primary junior cycle. 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 while at the
•Fully Booked!• Family show most suited to 6-10 year olds. In celebration of Maths Week 2019, Birr Castle Gardens and Science Centre 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.
Audience: Lower secondary students (Junior Cycle). This talk is an eclectic mix of mathematics, music and rhythm delivered by Dr Paco Gómez. In this talk we will explore rotations of rhythms and in particular how to discover ways to perceive the rotation of a given rhythm. The discussion will lead us to a music movement called
Audience: Pre-school. Join us to celebrate Maths Week through song, dance and play! This interactive session will allow your little one to explore numbers, shape and SPACE! Venue: Armagh Planetarium Date: Tuesday 15th October 2019 Time: 10:00am-10.45am Audience: Pre-school Booking: Tickets available at www.armagh.space
Audience: Primary Age. The themes of the Treasure Hunt are Literacy and Numeracy. Literacy includes the ability to use and understand spoken language, print, writing and digital media. Numeracy is the ability to use mathematics to solve problems and meet the demands of day-today living. The library Treasure Hunt will give the students an opportunity
Audience: 4th – 6th class. This fun and interactive workshop run by maths lecturer Kieran Murphy explores the ideas behind combinatorial games – games where two players take turns trying to outsmart each other (Nim, Take-Away Game, The Poisoned Chocolate Game). Participants will be introduced to the fundamentals behind such games before students can
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
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
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
Audience: Primary (5th and 6th class) and Post Primary (1st Year). Ken Farquhar is one of Britains 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
