Exponential Growth Explained
You’d have to be living under a rock to have not heard the words exponential growth sometime this year. Some may have already been familiar with the words. For others like me, I’d heard...
Category: Number and Algebra
Counting on technology
You’ve probably heard of painting by numbers but what about painting for numbers? That’s exactly what’s happening in Far North Queensland as scientists try to determine just how many turtles there are in this...
How much is fair?
Isn’t it fantastic just how cheap we can buy clothes for these days? Sometimes you can even buy shirts or clothes for a measly few dollars. But how come shirts and clothes can be...
The Post-It Note Challenge
Post It Notes were released to the general public by 3M in 1981 and since then their popularity has exploded. Chances are there is a pad of post-it notes in the very room...
What’s in the crate?
Your class really wants some animals to look after as your class pets. Some classes have a goldfish. Others have a mouse. But your class is thinking much bigger than that. You write...
Snakes on an island
You were heading for the Olympics in Rio but accidentally landed on an island off the coast instead. Sounds like it won’t be that bad. But this isn’t any old island. ...
Fastest, tallest, grossest!
Since 1955, the Guinness Book of World Records has been intriguing, astounding, fascinating and grossing out people all over the world. The Guinness World Records team documents the records for all kinds of...
The Amazing Race
Design an amazing race around Australia It’s time to design an amazing virtual race around Australia. Your job will be to come up with a set of 7 clues that will help other students...
If I had a million dollars…
If I had a million dollars would I be rich? How much is a million really? Having a million dollars is something that most people only dream of. One band...
Everything is awesome….
Everything is awesome for Australia’s Ryan McNaught. How could it not be when you your job involves making almost anything out of Lego and then hosting your own awesome lego events like the Brickman...
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