Redbridge Primary Maths Challenge

On Friday 13^th June Maleeha, Seyon, Schreoshi and Keirthan attended the Redbridge Primary Mathematics Challenge at John Bramston Primary School.

We started off by having to design a boat to hold at least 1kg. However we had to buy our materials but only had a budget of five pounds. There was only 30 minutes to complete the boat and have it ready for testing. We came up with a creative plan that would give us a boat that held 3kg, unfortunately it came second, to a boat that held 3.5kg. 

After this we headed off to solve some maths problems. Some of these were very hard but others were easier. The puzzles included making an equilateral triangle form 4 separate pieces, number grid problems, and creating 3D cubes with all sides the same colour. 

In the afternoon we swapped teams and worked with children from different schools. We had to complete a more challenging problem about decorating biscuits. This was linked to ratio and common multiples. 

Schreoshi won a certificate as her team worked together the best.

Some comments from us:

Maleeha – “It was an exciting challenging day that made us use our brains.”

Seyon- “Making the boat was the best and we nearly won.”

Schreoshi- “I had a great day and it was really fun.”

Keirthan- “I had an enjoyable day, especially solving the maths problems.”