By-passing secondary altogether, out intrepid team of maths superstars headed into the DGC Stranraer Campus today! On offer was an interactive morning of maths fun! And my oh my, it was a very a busy time with pupils involved in everything from (are you ready for quite a list…!)?
- following a recipe to make play dough
- reading instructions and measuring amounts to make up baby bottles
- using logic to solve jigsaws and games
- using directional language to play Twister
- number knowledge for a game of bingo
- measuring liquids to create fruit drink concoctions
- thinking about fractions when slicing fruit to add to a healthy fruit salad!
- Then, top all of that off with, some STEM construction work involving 3d shapes and straws and K’nex and you have what was summed up as “the best day of school…ever!”
Phew! What an action-packed session. Huge thanks to the lecturers and students for being so accommodating and to Ms Whorlow for organising the whole event! It was absolutely fabulous!
We successfully applied for funding from the Edinburgh Mathematical Society (EMS) School Enrichment Fund to pay for transportation costs for all three schools from our trio to attend this great event. Thank you also to this organisation for making today’s learning experience possible.
Thank you all for coming along to Dumfries and Galloway College -Stranraer Campus. We loved having you all on our Campus.
Fiona Herron, Carole McShane, Susan Boland, Lyndsay Craig and our amazing students 🙂