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Feel like a biscuit? This recipe will make exactly one tasty piece of shortbread.

Turn an old copy of Guess Who into a game with a mathematical twist!

What is a half-life? grab a handful of lollies and find out!

Sprout some cute little plant networks in this mathematical drawing game.

Fred’s teacher has a weird way of marking tests. He gives five marks for a right answer, but subtracts one for a wrong one. Fred answered 20 questions on a test and got 70 marks. How many questions did Fred get right?

The Australian National University recently renovated their fusion reactor. This magnetic marvel harnesses immense pressures and temperatures to replicate the reactions that power our Sun. And there’s a lot of maths that helps to keep the reactions going! A fusion donut Fusion reactors use hydrogen as fuel. Under intense heat and pressure, the electrons leave […]

Many words have secret numbers hidden within! Discover them with this pair of quizzes. You can download a printable PDF quiz here.

You may have heard a climate scientist talking about ‘parts per million’ or ppm. If you want to get a handle on what that means, and how much CO2 is in our atmosphere, you’ve come to the right place!

For over a thousand years, people have been drawing intricate woven patterns known as Celtic knots. As we’re about to find out, there’s a lot of maths involved!

We’ve got a game for you to try. Grab a couple of dice, pens, paper and a friend: let’s go!