Audience: Primary 4th - 6th Class. A talk focusing on budgeting for Primary School Students with Dr Richard Burke, School of Business, WIT. This talk will introduce students to budgeting, and how to mind their money. The talk will examine the practice of budgeting and saving money. The concepts of foreign exchange and impulse buying
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
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
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 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
Audience: 1st / 2nd year Secondary. The Set Game with WIT Mathematics Lecturer Dr Aoife Hennessy. An exciting workshop revolves around a challenging and enjoyable card game with a rich mathematical structure. In this hands-on workshop participants will explore the combinatorial links that arise through this challenging game. Throughout the game they will strengthen their
