World of Maths

World of Maths incursion

In the last week of Term 1, all Year 7 Maths students participated in a ‘hands-on' Maths activity presentation, conducted by Mr Mike Matthews from the 'World of Maths' association.

In today’s highly technological society with ever-changing devices, this incursion was a refreshing change and a unique experience for our students. They moved from activity to activity in groups to solve the 25 different mathematical problems, ‘equipped’ with great curiosity and enthusiasm.

The students collaborated, calculated and experimented to solve the various problems, all in a fun atmosphere. Here are some of their comments:

“The Maths incursion was a great time. We got to solve different problems and socialise with our friends.” Tanaka Machiri                                                                         

“The World of Maths incursion was very educational, but fun at the same time. I enjoyed trying to figure out the difficult puzzles and I enjoyed the fact that most of the problems were hands-on and interactive.” Anna Holland                                                                  

“It was so much fun. Although it was challenging, it was a good way to make us think outside the box.” Marcus Secades                                                                                                   

“There were good problem-solving games and sums to do. It was a very enjoyable day. It made Maths fun”. Ciera Power                                                                                                         

Quotes from the introduction to the Maths activity by Mr Mike Matthews:

“We don’t call them mistakes, we call them learning experiences”.

“Practice makes progress and progress means we are getting better and better”.

“There are two types of people in the world; winners and learners. Never think of yourself as a loser, you are a learner!”

Ms D Tersigni  (Year 7 Mathematics Teacher)