ScienceXart: Spot the Maths - Photography Competition

Be creative, spot the maths that is all around you….

To coincide with National Science week (August 15-23) and to celebrate mathematics and its prominence in science and society, the Australian Academy of Science’s National Committee for Mathematical Sciences is hosting scienceXart: spot the maths, a photographic competition for school students of all ages.

Students at Burnie Primary school are invited to submit a photo entry for our in-house competition with all entries being submitted to the national competition.

Aim: To spot the maths in everyday life. Take a photograph of the maths and in 240 characters give a quick description of the maths that you have spotted.

How to enter:  Submit a photo and a 240-character description explaining the maths that is spotted in the picture to ben.johnston@education.tas.gov.au. Individual entries only, up to a maximum of three entries per individual.

Photos can be set up in advance, but you might also spot some maths on your way to school or around your house. Entries will be judged on creativity, mathematic merit, and demonstration of math/science through image and description.

Winners will be selected in the categories of Prep-2 and 3-6. All entries will be submitted to the national competition where prizes are available for the individual and their class.

For more information on the national competition please go to: https://www.science.org.au/sciencexart/spot-the-maths

School entries are open now and close August 31^st, 2020.

If you have any questions, please contact Mr Ben Johnston
E: ben.johnston@education.tas.gov.au

Ideas for describing your picture: What is obvious in the photograph that does not need an explanation?  What is more abstract and may need an explanation? What is the important mathematics in the photograph? What are the different parts of the photograph that show mathematics? What is especially smart or creative about mathematics?

Ben Johnston
AST/Numeracy