By David Shaw, 27 May 2014
How good are you at throwing? This game rewards you not just for throwing on target, but knowing how good you are!
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By David Shaw, 20 May 2014
Here’s a fun game that will reward you when you don’t tell the truth. Have a go at liar’s dice!
By David Shaw, 6 May 2014
We’re going to see how many pencils we can put together so that each pencil touches all the others. Try coming up with your own solutions, and then follow these instructions to create some famous patterns.
By David Shaw, 22 April 2014
It takes years of practice to get really good at pool or snooker. But with a bit of practice and a bit of maths, you should be able to pull off these pool trick shots no problem! Note: If you don’t know how to use a pool cue to hit balls, ask someone to teach […]
By David Shaw, 20 April 2014
Happy Easter everyone! Here’s a handy way to draw an egg shape using maths.
By David Shaw, 15 April 2014
Here’s a hands-on puzzle to get you thinking! It’s a river crossing that will reveal information about how networks operate.
By David Shaw, 8 April 2014
Time to jump start your brain for the day. Can you solve this jumping puzzle? You will need A print-out of the jumping-puzzle template Scissors Sticky tape Assembling the pieces First make the playing pieces. Cut along the thick black lines to get three boy strips and three girl strips Fold each strip along the […]
By David Shaw, 12 March 2014
How many coloured pencils or textas do you really need to own? Can you get away with using just two? Time to get colouring with this maths activity.
By David Shaw, 25 February 2014
There are five regular solids – we call these the Platonic solids. The faces of a platonic solid are all the same, regular shape, and the same number of faces meet at each vertex (corner). In this activity you can make all five of them!
By David Shaw, 28 January 2014
We’ve got a game for you to try. Grab a couple of dice, pens, paper and a friend: let’s go!
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