A group of students in Years 8 and 9 have recently visited the School of Education at the University of Durham to take part in a Mathematical Magic Event along with students from a number of other schools in County Durham.

Students were shown a number of magic tricks, including card tricks and ‘mind reading’ tricks, and were then encouraged to use their mathematical and problem solving skills to work out the secrets of each one. Use of the Binary number system, cubed numbers and sequences were all involved, and showed our students that maths can also be used in fun ways. Since returning to school, students involved have impressed their peers with their magic skills and have shared the ‘maths is fun’ message.