Maths​ ​Week​ ​Proposal

Title:​ ​The​ ​title​ ​for​ ​my​ ​maths​ ​week​ ​idea​ ​will​ ​be​ ​“Variable​ ​Voyage”.

The​ ​idea​ ​behind​ ​my​ ​proposal​ ​is​ ​simple...​ ​it​ ​will​ ​be​ ​a​ ​treasure​ ​hunt​ ​where​ ​the​ ​idea​ ​is​ ​to​ ​solve​ ​maths
questions​ ​(of​ ​various​ ​difficulties​ ​depending​ ​on​ ​the​ ​year​ ​group)​ ​to​ ​lead​ ​to​ ​different​ ​rooms,​ ​where​ ​there
will​ ​be​ ​a​ ​student​ ​who​ ​will​ ​proceed​ ​to​ ​ask​ ​them​ ​a​ ​simple​ ​or​ ​hard
(they​ ​will​ ​gradually​ ​get​ ​more​ ​difficult)​ ​maths​ ​riddle​ ​or​ ​equation​ ​from​ ​which​ ​they​ ​will​ ​receive​ ​a​ ​key​ ​and
will​ ​be​ ​given​ ​their​ ​next​ ​clue.

My​ ​original​ ​idea​ ​would’ve​ ​consisted​ ​of​ ​a​ ​chest​ ​locked​ ​by​ ​several​ ​locks​ ​(e.g.​ ​locker​ ​locks)​ ​where​ ​we
would​ ​give​ ​the​ ​spare​ ​keys​ ​to​ ​the​ ​groups,​ ​but​ ​on​ ​further​ ​reflection​ ​we​ ​may​ ​just​ ​make​ ​our​ ​own​ ​keys
(e.g.​ ​from​ ​cardboard​ ​and​ ​put​ ​a​ ​design​ ​on​ ​them)​ ​as​ ​most​ ​locks​ ​don’t​ ​come​ ​with​ ​more​ ​than​ ​3​ ​spare
keys​ ​which​ ​would​ ​mean​ ​there​ ​would​ ​need​ ​to​ ​be​ ​3​ ​groups​ ​which​ ​would​ ​be​ ​too​ ​big.

The​ ​treasure​ ​hunt​ ​will​ ​only​ ​take​ ​up​ ​one​ ​class​ ​if​ ​that​ ​and​ ​will​ ​only​ ​be​ ​done​ ​with​ ​one​ ​class.

The​ ​equipment​ ​needed:

● A​ ​small​ ​plastic​ ​chest
● Cardboard
● Scissors
● Paper

This​ ​is​ ​the​ ​equipment​ ​for​ ​the​ ​original​ ​idea​ ​if​ ​you​ ​think​ ​we​ ​can​ ​do​ ​something​ ​with​ ​it:
● A​ ​small​ ​plastic​ ​chest
● Several​ ​locks​ ​(with​ ​their​ ​respective​ ​spare​ ​keys)

This​ ​activity​ ​could​ ​be​ ​aimed​ ​at​ ​any​ ​year​ ​but​ ​for​ ​the​ ​younger​ ​years​ ​I​ ​think​ ​it​ ​may​ ​be​ ​a​ ​good​ ​idea​ ​to
have​ ​4th​ ​year​ ​student​ ​go​ ​with​ ​each​ ​group​ ​and​ ​give​ ​a​ ​bit​ ​of​ ​help​ ​if​ ​they​ ​get​ ​stuck,​ ​we’ll​ ​also​ ​need​ ​the
various​ ​keyholders​ ​to​ ​in​ ​position​ ​(maybe​ ​5-7​ ​keyholders).​ ​These​ ​roles​ ​will​ ​be​ ​filled​ ​by​ ​the​ ​group
members​ ​and​ ​various​ ​other​ ​students.
The​ ​prizes​ ​would​ ​consist​ ​of​ ​sweets​ ​or​ ​something​ ​math​ ​related​ ​for​ ​the​ ​groups​ ​in​ ​1st,​ ​2nd​ ​and​ ​3rd​ ​place
(e.g.​ ​Jellies).

I​ ​hope​ ​you​ ​will​ ​take​ ​this​ ​proposal​ ​into​ ​consideration​ ​and​ ​I​ ​thank​ ​for​ ​taking​ ​the​ ​time​ ​to​ ​read​ ​it!

Pierce​ ​Cullen