.

Tuesday, January 18, 2011

World Maths Day 2010 Johannesburg Host City

The 2011 World Maths Day is on March 1st this year. We will be participating. View the video and write a comment about the skills you think you need to practice in order to be ready. It is a lot of fun!

27 comments:

Anonymous said...

World maths day looks really fun. Like it said in the video it teches kids more math and reading. World maths day compititions will challenge young minds to learn the fun of math.

Olivia said...

The first commment was by OC.

Amy said...

Wow! That it is so cool that over 2 million students parcitipated in the "2010 World Maths Day" from 200 different schools all over the world! I can't wait to play "World Maths Day" this year! (I wonder if one of my 20 cousins in Mexico will be competing!)

3DS Updaters said...

Wow, it is amazing how over 200 countries unite together to set a math world record. While many of today's students think math is just another lame and boring subject they would rather not do each day, but it is so much more and I am super excited to participate in world math day.

MATH RULES!!! :c)

Alex said...

World Maths Day seem like a really cool thing. # 1 you get to compeat online with students from 200 other countries. # 2 some kids really don't like math because it can be hard, but World Maths Day is a way for kids who maybe don't enjoy math to see it in a different way. They will see that it can be fun if you tell yourself it is. Also it can help with learning because if the students get excited about World Maths Day they will want to work harder in math to win more games. Thats what I would do.
I like caribou, another math contest. It is put on by Brock University and is challenging, but I like to see how many questions I can get right.

Shaylen said...

I think that this video truly shows us how much math matters. The World Maths Day sounds like a great way to have fun while challenging us to expand on our math skills. The fact that over 200 countries compette in this competition is amazing, because when everyone says math isn't fun, these kids are finding new ways to become greater at math and I think that we should all do this competition if it really incourages us like this.

Anonymous said...

the universal voice of math speeking louder to us all on march 1st. math will uniting all of us with multiplacation, division, bedmas, and anything else math can find. just so long as you can acess a computer do world math day
by james

Kirynn said...

I think that is pretty amazing 200 Millon all uniting for one math tronament. Firstly I think that you would have to know your addtion, subtraction, division and multiplycation really,really well. I know that a lot of kids think that math is boring and that we shouldn't do it but I think that if they saw "World Maths" day they would want to do it. Second i think that you need to have a some good math skills. Also, you might have to pepared to lose because there are a probaly going to be a lot people out to win there are after all 2 MILLON people! I just can't wait for World Maths day!!!!!!!


Math Amazing!! Go World Maths Day :)!!

Hannah said...

Wow. It's preety amazing that so many people are competing in World Math Day from all over the world. I think I will have to practice multiplication, addition, subtraction and division to do well in this competion. It looks like so much fun!

jellygirl said...

wow, I think world maths day is a great idea it shows kids that maths not just a boring subject it shows them IT'S FUN ITS LOUD HAVE FUN YOU CAN DO IT!!!! and that what I love about math, you never now whats coming your way today and everyday, I think World Maths Day is one of the greatest ideas that anyone could've come up with, and the best idea I've heard in a long time. Keep rockin' Mathletes.
-Angela

Hannah said...

I spelled pretty wrong.

Julia said...

Wow! That is fantastic I personally love math, and seeing kids all over the world in 200 countries with over 1,000.000. children! First of all it shows passion it shows love and so many kids uniting. Second of all children who don't really like math are learning its joy they are being encouraged to do better in class and work harder because children are going to be excited to set a world record and try their very best! so that is amazing and to think I am partisapating in that wow and you may not know it but you could discover you are playing one of your friends or family!!

taylor said...

This looks hard 2 million in the world what is the chance of that happening I dont know about everyone else but i think im gonna be a super ooper dooper fail. but for everynone else good luck .
2 million 2 million 2 million
2 million!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
But that would be total pownage if someone in are class won that would be awesome they would be famous. BUT i WONT SURVRIVE.
OH AND WHO IS OC Olivia

jarebear said...

whoa, that video was awesome. If we do World Maths Day it will be awesome, competing with more than 2 million kids across the world in more than 200 countriesi wonder how many schools are competing! There must be alot some of my cousins live in Italy, I should tell them about it and they might do it as well. Maybe they could do it against us.

!!!!World Maths Day is fascinating!!!!

aDA said...

World math day is a great was to use your math skills in a positive way. World math day will help students all over the world have fun with math. Students who regularly don't like math might enjoy a friendly competition. Also, kids might be really excited to set a record. I think if we all work together and set a goal we might just acomplish what we set out to do. Another thing is, 200 countries is a big acomplishment and over 2000 students is fasinating. Setting the record will be a victory we can all be proud of. World math day is not just a day we all do matyh. It is a day we all work together to acomplish a goal.

Anonymous said...

World mats day seems to be really fun because you can compete with kids from Japan to Germany. It also doesn't look to hard to do because all you do is addition, subtraction, division and multiplication.( I wonder if one of my second cousins in Romania will be competing!)

Anonymous said...

I spelled Maths wrong!

Liam said...

World Maths Day, the time to show math skills worldwide! I think that this is a very unique contest, and to have it going on in over 200 countries is crazy! Furthermore, I was surprised when I found out that there is a champion every year, you could be famous! Even if you don't win, it is a fun way to do math! This is a good way to help people who don't like math by teaching them the fun way!!

Natasha said...

I think World Math Day sounds like fun! It great for two reasons. First, it is a great way to practise your math skills. Second, you get to compete against other countries. Like the video said, a lot of countries and over a million participants. I can't wait until March 1st!

Gage said...

Really cool, interesting and it looks fun too. Another thing is it gives you a chance to get better at math and meet people in other countries. Plus I saw Griff do it and I tryed it once. It was fun.

Gabriel said...

awesome! that's amazing how over 1 million people unite for math day i can't belive that! it also seems like it is very fun and challenging! i cant wait for my turn!:)

Bianchi said...

I think that world maths day is a great way to teache students math,reading and lots of other things. It seems really fun, educational and very encouraging. It suprises me that 200 schools compete in world maths day. I am deing to compete in world maths day and i hope it is as fun as it sounds.

MFS said...

From watching that short video on the blog I am feeling quite optimistic about participating in World Math Day. I think our classs will have to practise addition, subtraction, multiplication and division. Also I think we would have to have fast fingers and reflexes to do exceptionally well.

taylor said...

behind in homework but a pretty awesome thing th whole world i will come in last last!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Julia said...

There are many ways a we can preppare for world math day such as doing extra mad minutes, worksheets at home, studying textbooks even playing games like multiplication (card game). Even if you wanted caribou could probably help a little!

Amy said...

Ops! I forgot to answer the real question. So... I could prepare for world maths day by playing online math games or playing math related games at home and school like flash cards and math worksheets.

Anonymous said...

Hey guys. Katie here. You guys all know me, right? OK, so here's the scoop on World Maths Day. All I can say is it rocks!!!! Anyway, you can choose division, multiplication, addition, or subtraction. But a really cool part is that you get to create your own avatar that shows what country you are from. We had some pretty crazy ones when I was in grade 5. Anyhow, this is fun: you even get a certificate in the end. So good luck to all and to all good luck! :-)