Challenges
Test your numeracy, logic and creativity skills with the Maths Week Scotland challenges.
Our Maths Week Scotland daily challenges were back for 2023! Each morning during Maths Week Scotland, a new puzzle set by the Scottish Mathematical Council was shared on BBC Bitesize.
Below we've shared a preview of the challenges from each day. You can find all the challenge details and videos at BBC Bitesize. Suitable for upper primary/ early secondary.
Challenge 1: Books and Magazines
Challenge 1 is all about sharing out boxes of magazines and books.
Challenge 2: Farmer's Weight
Challenge 2 is all about figuring out the weight of a farmer, his egg and his turkey.
Challenge 3: Dice
Challenge 3 is all about folding up nets to try and form cubes and dice.
Challenge 4: Shopping Spree
Challenge 4 is all about finding a mystery value from some given information.
Challenge 5: Triangles
Challenge 5 is all about trying to carefully count every triangle in a diagram full of them.
Challenge 7: Traffic Calming
Challenge 7 is all about calculating the speed of a journey.
For the really keen among you, here are some more past challenges from previous years.
Inspired by the annual Mathématiques sans Frontières contest, this mini-competition is for any class to complete together.
Maths Wi Nae Borders is now closed to entries.
Congratulations to the Maths Wi Nae Borders 2023 winner, Class 3M1 from Grange Academy!
Even if you missed the chance to enter this year you can still download the contest and have a go.
Any queries please email info@mathsweek.scot
Maths inside is returning for Maths Week Scotland 2024! Maths inside is a photo competition open to everyone in Scotland. This year's categories will be launching in Spring. Can you see the maths inside?
Maths is part of our daily life, have you ever thought about it? The home, exercise route, daily dog walks and the weekly shop turned into a playground… this is your chance to get creative and make mathematical connections!
Visit the maths inside website for further details about the competition, information on how to submit your entries, and the full terms & conditions.
For further inspiration, check out maths inside on Instagram and Facebook, for galleries of past winners, and follow maths inside on Twitter for further news and updates.
Celebrate maths and bring children together across Scotland with a fun online maths contest from Sumdog. Dates for the Maths Week Scotland 2024 Sumdog competition will be announced later this year.
The contest is completely free to enter and is a fantastic way to motivate children and encourage teamwork as they battle it out against schools to become Maths Week Scotland champions.
Help develop children’s number fluency as they answer quick-fire questions in game format. Personalised questions also help to build pupil confidence as they answer questions tailored to their individual level.
Does your school want to take part in a country-wide times tables competition? Times Tables Rock Stars will be running an online competition for all schools in Scotland.
The competition usually takes place the week before Maths Week Scotland. Dates for 2024 will be confirmed later this year.