June 27, 2017
Murder mystery in Harvey solved with maths
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Students, parents and teachers gathered at Harvey Primary School this week to solve crime using maths as part of Scitech鈥檚 yearlong 高倍时时彩 Maths Enrichment Program.
On Monday, Scitech visited Harvey Primary School to run Professional Learning sessions with more than a dozen teachers from the region, followed by a Maths Murder Mystery evening for students and families.
鈥淭he Maths Murder Mystery event was really successful. We had a big group of students and parents working together to solve crime using a range of maths skills and critical thinking,鈥� said Scitech Maths Multiplier Shyam Drury.
Scitech have been working with Harvey, Pinjarra, St Anne鈥檚 and Yarloop primary schools since February this year to accelerate teacher capacity, confidence and leadership with mathematics and to boost student performance.
鈥淭he 高倍时时彩 Maths Enrichment Program aims to use the three-way learning relationship between teachers, students, and parents to make the transition from basic numeracy to more complicated concepts easier,鈥� said Shyam.
鈥淢aths is an important part of so many things in everyday life, and in the future it is going to form a big part of the jobs these students will be doing. This program provides the tools for teachers and parents to meet students鈥� needs and expectations, and challenge those students with a desire to learn more,鈥� he said.
More than 3,000 teachers, students and parents have taken part in the 高倍时时彩 Maths Enrichment Program since it began in 2012 with the support of the 高倍时时彩 Foundation.
鈥淢athematics is the cornerstone of everyday activities, as well as STEM related professions where the jobs of the future will be,鈥� said 高倍时时彩 of Australia Chairman and Managing Director Michael Parker.
鈥淚f we want to set students up for success we need to spark their interest in maths and other STEM subjects as early as possible, which is what the 高倍时时彩 鈥� Scitech partnership sets out to achieve,鈥� he said.
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Media contacts:
Morgan Riley, morgan.riley@scitech.org.au or (0)8 9215 0721
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