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Maths Week 2023 Updates |
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Welcome to the Maths Week 2023 Update!
Welcome to our Maths Week newsletter. We are on the final countdown to Maths Week 2023 which takes place 14 -22 October.
We hope you had a good World Teachers’ Day yesterday.
In this newsletter, we are pleased to share with you some of the activities, events and ideas available for you to participate in-person, online or as a celebration in your school or institute. We now have over 250,000 registered. If you haven’t registered your group please visit the website and register now to be in with a chance to win one of five high-spec Samsung Galaxy Tablet or a set of IZAK9 Cubes for your school. We really hope you enjoy the upcoming Maths Week, as we have plenty of exciting content to share. For more frequent updates, be sure to check our social media links below!
Eoin Gill Maths Week Ireland Coordinator |
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Register now for Maths Week 2023 |
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Here is just a selection of events and activities. Check out Mathsweek.ie for more |
Maths Week Family Scavenger Hunt |
Join the Maths Week team on the 21st and 22nd of October ONLINE for a fun, collaborative and energetic scavenger hunt that will have you competing with other families. The challenges are designed to accommodate all ages and abilities and creativity is highly recommended. All you need is a mobile phone and the Goose Chase App. Instructions will be emailed to you just before the event commences. Sign up your family for the Scavenger Hunt HERE. |
Maths In The City, Dublin |
 | Join us from 12 – 4 pm on Saturday 14th October for Maths in the city. The Maths Week team will be taking their live pop-up maths exhibit to the streets of Dublin this Maths Week. We will have shows and activities for all the family at the Bank of Ireland Plaza on College Green in the heart of Dublin city centre. Stop by for a taste of the lighter side of maths puzzles, games and challenges to engage and entertain people of all ages. Suitable for all ages and groups. No booking is required, just drop in. |
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Maths Week Mini and Mega Quizzes |
Mathsweek MINI and MEGA quizzes. Pupils in their own class, collaborate to work as one team, competing against hundreds of other classes from across the country. Last year we had more than 20,000 pupils participate in these events, simultaneously. The questions nurture collaboration and communication between classmates and as they are posed by video and not in written form, encourage all pupils to become actively involved. Great fun too!
Mega Quiz will take place on Tuesday 17th October @ 11am for pupils in 5th/6th and 1st Year / Primaries 6/7 and Year 8
Mini Quiz will take place on Thursday 19th October @ 11am for pupils in 2nd/3rd Class and Primaries 3/4
TO REGISTER CLICK HERE. |
IZAK9 LiveIZAK9LIVE is a maths extravaganza where IZAK9 Users work in teams to solve tasks and problems facilitated live by the Mathsweek and IZAK9 Maths teams. The online facilitation connects thousands of pupils while they complete these tasks, all of which are challenging, rewarding and great fun! IZAK9LIVE session for pupils in 3rd/4th Class and Primary 4 and 5 will take place on12th October @ 11am IZAK9LIVE session for pupils in 5th/6th Class and Primary 6/7 will take place on 13th October@ 11am |
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TARGET BOARDSTarget Boards are a great fun way for your class to practice arithmetic during Maths Week. Pupils won’t even realise they are working! There is a senior section for upper primary schools and a junior section for younger pupils. Target Boards is now open for registration and practice. The Maths Week campaign will begin on October 16th and run each day for Maths Week. Make sure to sign up to get your school on the leaderboard! REGISTER HERE. |
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Maths Week Olympiad Following on from the success of The Maths Week Olympiad over the past few years, we are delighted to once again team up with Steve Sherman of Living Maths in South Africa to bring The Maths Week Olympiad to school across the island this year.
The Maths Week Olympiad is an innovative event, whose primary focus is to empower teachers and learners to find creative and concrete ways to help improve the standard of Maths in schools. We realise the importance of encouraging as many learners as possible to have a positive experience with maths so that they continue to make maths a subject choice as they go through their education. We are delighted to be working with Living Maths; a member of ASTEMI.co.za – the official body that represents STEM competitions in South Africa.
We have two sets of papers, one for Northern Ireland and one for the Republic. The Olympiad includes question papers for all classes primary and secondary. This is the only Olympiad of its kind (in the world) to cater for the foundation phase. The papers consist of 20 questions and 5 bonus questions. Every learner that takes part will receive a certificate (either bronze, silver or gold included in the online folder) for achieving marks from1-20 out of 20. Any marks higher than 20 will receive a platinum certificate.
TO REGISTER CLICK HERE. |
NEW: Maggie Gough Competition
The Maggie Gough Competition will be held online from 16th – 20th October 2023 during Maths Week by the Irish Maths Teachers Association. |
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The competition is an online Multiple-choice quiz for Second Year, TY and Fifth Year students only. Each student will need a computer or portable device with internet access to complete their entry. Teachers must supervise students to ensure that the competition is done under exam conditions. The teacher whose name is given on the registration form should act as coordinator for their school. Further information will be sent to those who register. Any further correspondence should be made to chair@imtacouncil.com More info
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Celebration of Mind at the Botanic Gardens |
On the last day of Maths Week 22nd October from 12:00pm to 5:00pm and as part of the Halloween festival, Maths Week Ireland visits the Botanic Gardens in Dublin. This Celebration of Mind event is part of a worldwide effort to celebrate the work of Martin Gardner – prolific writer of puzzle books. There will be a wide variety of maths demonstrations, puzzles, mazes, maths tricks, and much more. Mathematicians, magicians, and puzzlers will engage all ages as part of Maths Week Ireland’s annual celebration highlighting the fun and accessibility of mathematics while celebrating Halloween too! This event is open to all but is particularly suited to families with children. |
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NALA-Maths Week 2023 Webinar Series |
The National Adult Literacy Agency (NALA) is hosting Numeracy webinar series for adult education tutors to mark Maths Week 2023. The webinars are free for tutors to attend and a wide range of topics are covered including visual methods to present problem-solving etc. You can find out more details on each webinar at the links below. Monday 16 October, 11am – 12pm: Visual and animated methods to present problem and puzzle solving, area, distance and measurement Tuesday 17 October, 11am – 12pm: Rounding and approximation: Uses in real life including money and cooking (Levels 2 and 3) Wednesday 18 October, 1pm – 2pm: Value for money: Comparing offers from three mobile phone companies Thursday 19 October, 11am – 12pm: Numeracy in the media: Identifying maths tasks in the news and media Friday 20 October, 11am – 12pm: Making maths relevant: Planning and budgeting for real life events For more information, contact Fergus Dolan in NALA at fdolan@nala.ie |
Munster Maths and Science Fair October 15 |
Mallow
(All Ages)
The Munster Maths and Science fair takes place on Sunday the 16th of October at the Mallow GAA Sports Complex from 11am to 4pm. This will be a great opportunity for the whole family to learn about Maths and Science!
Suitable for families. No booking is required, just drop in. |
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Hamilton Walk (Adults / secondary schools)
October 16- Dunsink Observatory - Broombridge |
| The walk is organised by the Maths Department at Maynooth University and commemorates Hamilton’s famous creation of a strange new number system, called Quaternions, on the banks of the Royal Canal in Dublin on October 16, 1843. Quaternions now play a fundamental role in computer games and animation, special effects in movies, space navigation, physics, engineering and many other areas. The walk will retrace Hamilton’s steps from Dunsink Observatory to Broombridge in Cabra where he had his Eureka moment. For more information see event listing. |
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Royal Irish Academy Hamilton Day lecture Professor Wendelin Werner General PublicOctober 16 @ 18:30 - 20:00 | Royal Irish Academy Royal Irish Academy, 19 Dawson St, Dublin |
Join the Royal Irish Academy team for Hamilton Day on 16th October with Speaker Professor Wendelin Werner. A Rouse Ball Professor of Mathematics, University of Cambridge, UK, for a session on "How surprisingly intricate are random structures?". Through this lecture, he will discuss how objects chosen randomly from a multitude of possibilities can exhibit unexpected
Details HERE |
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MATHS WEEK TV
The Maths Week TV schedule coming soon stay tuned HERE. |
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9th Conference on Research in Mathematics Education in Ireland |
A reminder for all registered educators that the 9th Conference on Research in Mathematics Education in Ireland will take place on the 13th and 14th of October 2023 at St. Patrick’s Campus, Dublin City University. |
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Maths Matters - Home School Hub Podcasts |
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RTE’s excellent Maths Matters short podcasts are all available to listen to for Maths Week 2023. Listen to Julie and Phil as they bring young people on a journey through the world of maths. Episodes explore famous mathematicians, numerals, codebreaking, computers and lots more. You can find them HERE. |
Maths Week Posters |
The Maths Week posters have been put in the post to all schools. Unfortunately, we can only send 5 posters to each school, but you can access digital copies of the posters on the Maths Week website. They are great for starting a conversation about maths and we have additional activities and information on the webpages accompanying the posters.
Tá na póstaeir ar fáil i nGaeilge freisin. |
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Interesting Reading |
Maths Ireland blog by Prof Colm Mulcahy traces Mathematical School inspectors from 1844 to recent times. Read it here |
Atlas of Irish MathematicsCork, Antrim, Roscommon and Waterford have all been recently added to the Maths Ireland blogs.
We now have covered almost counties in addition to Switzerland, Austria, Austrailia, Britain, US. Over 60 articles can be perused at the link below. | |
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Coming Soon: Mathematicians interred in Mount Jerome Cemetery, Dublin. |
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