Maths Week News April 2021
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Maths Week recognised with SFI award
Calmast has been awarded €299,990 to continue the success of Maths Week. Maths Week is co-ordinated by the highly experienced Calmast at WIT, which SFI has funded to coordinate STEM engagement across the South East region. Founded in 2006 at WIT, Maths Week quickly became the leading festival of its kind in the [...]
Maths Week News March 2021
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Maths Week News February 2021
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PopMath.eu New Website for Popular Maths Events Launched
Pop Math: all upcoming math outreach events at glance! Rome, January 21. Pop Math is online! It is the calendar of the European Mathematical Society for all the outreach events in mathematics in Europe and beyond. Today is the starting day for the new website Pop Math http://popmath.eu/ created by the Raising Public [...]
Digital animation
Create a digital animation Description Create your unique digital animation with a vintage look using pixel art. The kind of style you can see in Minecraft or vintage 2D games. Materials Piskel app website: https://www.piskelapp.com/ Paper and pen (optional) Instructions Go to https://www.piskelapp.com/ Click the button “Create sprite” (you do [...]
Christmas Orchestra
Christmas Orchestra Description Ready to warm every heart in your house with a little bit of music? Collect as many simple/waste materials you can find around you and read the instructions below for inspiration. Materials Simple waste material Rubber bands Rice/tiny pasta Markers Scissors Instructions Now it’s your turn! Use [...]
Santa’s Path
Santa’s Path Description Print out our templates and help Santa find his way to every child’s house! Materials Templates: Santa’s one (primary) Icosian one (secondary) Markers or thread Pencil Instructions Can you lead Santa through the graph drawing a closed path? There are different options, how many paths can you [...]
Pop-up Comet
Pop-up Comet Description Create your own Comet pop-up card to wish everyone a special Merry Christmas this year. Materials Paper Scissors Glue Markers Instructions Draw and cut a star shape. Cut two strips of paper. Glue them together to form a right angle. Then start folding them one over the [...]
Christmas Carols with Scratch
Christmas Carols with Scratch Description With Scratch you can create your personal interactive animation. With this activity you will learn how to add sounds and music. Materials Pc/tablet Internet connection Website: scratch.mit.edu LINK Instructions When you first land on scratch.mit.edu you can create an account if you’d like to join [...]