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.
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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, 24 December 2013
Grab some tokens and let’s go! Here’s a simple game to play with a friend.
By David Shaw, 17 December 2013
See if you can work out this puzzle. You might like to use an advent calendar to solve it, or maybe you could work it out in your head first!
By David Shaw, 3 September 2013
How likely is it that at least two people out of 30 will share a birthday?
By Jasmine Fellows, 9 July 2013
These BHP Foundation Science and Engineering Awards students have done practical research projects, with innovative approaches, using scientific procedures. See what they’ve achieved in the video below. Video transcript available here. Are you up for the challenge? Enter the BHP Science and Engineering Awards!
By David Shaw, 21 May 2013
Here’s a fun puzzle! It’s a maze with no walls. So what’s keeping you on track? Well, this maze is made of arrows – it’s an arrow maze!
By David Shaw, 25 April 2013
Anzac Day is the time to stick a sprig of rosemary in your hat, watch the dawn service and bake a batch of Anzac biscuits. While I was baking these biscuits, I noticed some strange things going on.
By David Shaw, 10 January 2013
Here’s a fun game to play, but there’s more to it than chance. Have a try, then see if you can use some maths strategies to improve your game!
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