My town in numbers

Finalist: age category 12 - 15

Partner schoolsHervormd Lyceum West (Erik Atsma), Netherlands

ZŠ Karviná (Eva Bauerová), Czech Republic

A School no. 92 (Irina Vasilescu), Romania

Pupilsaged 12 – 16

School subjectsmathematics

history, cultural studies, geography,

environmental education

ICT, English language, cross-curricular

This project showed special creativity in how make mathematical rules and calculations into an exiting adventure in the partner school’s home town and surroundings.

The mathematical problems were presented in a charming way and the solutions with as much personal involvement.

The pupils were very clearly involved and the joy oflearning could be felt very strongly.

the way the processes of presenting and solving problems were documented was very creative and created a feeling of authenticity.

powerpoint presentations served well, but also other ICT based solutions were used and experimented with.

The social aspect of collaboration was taken into consideration. Some

web-tools for creating

puzzles and word-clouds

etc. were used to inspire

the students and develop

their problem solving skills.

This project could easily be used as a model and adapted to any level of maths or any other school subject, as well.