Making Numeracy Visible
Math Fairs
A Math Fair is a school, grade or class-wide event in which gives math real purpose while students engage with reasoning and problem solving. Students explore a variety challenging yet engaging math problems and share their learning with others through exhibiliton. Have a look at the slides for ideas on how to organise a math fair and see examples of a math fair at East Lake School.
Nat Banting shares a blog post about the Math Fair’s his school has hosted and how they are organized.
How to work with student to construct a math fair problem. Links to set up and problems
Mathfair.com provides an outline for organizing math fairs and a bank of puzzles