Year 9 and Year 10 Inquisitive Minds

Last Friday and Monday, girls in Year 9 and Year 10 took part in a Mathematics problem-solving incursion run by Inquisitive Minds. 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 Wilkie (Year 10) and Isabel McKeough (Year 10)