Year 9 and Year 10 Inquisitive Minds

The “Inquisitive Minds” incursion in May 2021 saw girls in Year 9 and Year 10 taking part in Mathematics problem-solving. Working in pairs, we worked through a series of increasingly complicated maths problems, racing against the clock and each other for chocolate prizes and the title of Inquisitive Champions.

The problems challenged us to think outside the box and use Mathematics differently. Some questions required us to build three-dimensional models, others were numerical puzzles requiring logical thinking. We raced to the problem boxes, had a teacher mark our answer and even attempted the bonus “Freddo” questions. It was amazing that we were able to solve so many Mathematics problems and have so much fun at the same time.

Inquisitive Minds was a challenging and fun experience and we would like to thank the Mathematics department for organising this incursion.  We all came away invigorated and exhausted after answering so many tough questions. And some of use came away with chocolates too!

– Elizabeth and Isabel (Year 10)