Workshops

Holiday workshops: Polygons, Polyhedrons, Flexagons and Topology (ages 9–11)

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In this workshop for 10–12 year-olds, students will get hands-on and practical, exploring shapes and their properties.

An important part of mathematics is that concerning the properties of two and three dimensional shapes.

In this session students will learn how shapes get their names; find out how many edges, vertices and faces a dodecahedron has; draw a regular hexagon without measuring anything; create an one sided 2 dimensional shape plus many other weird and wonderful things. In this workshop students will get hands-on and practical exploring shapes and their properties.

This workshop is strictly for ages 9-11 only. We reserve the right to refund or deny entry to those who are not in this age range.

Refunds can only be issued for tickets cancelled at least two weeks (14 calendar days) in advance of the event date. Please note that this supersedes our normal event terms and conditions. Please also note that Eventbrite adds a small booking fee to the amount paid for each ticket option.

About Jenny Sharp

Jenny Sharp works at Plymouth University. As well as teaching on the undergraduate programmes, she runs a very busy Mathematics Enrichment Programme for Schools throughout Devon and Cornwall, running workshops for pupils and their teachers from Year 5 through to Year 10. She is a regular Ri Mathematics Masterclass speaker and has delivered Masterclasses on a wide range of topics.

About our workshops

Holiday workshops at the Royal Institution give students a hands-on experience of STEM topics (science, technology, engineering, maths) beyond what they learn at school. Working in groups or pairs, students will get hands-on to complete activities, challenges or projects which help them look deeper at the subject they are exploring. These workshops don’t follow the school curriculum but instead show students the many real world uses of STEM topics, expanding their horizons beyond the classroom to see the amazing possibilities science can give you. Sessions are led by experts from across industry and academia who will share with the students their excitement and knowledge of their areas of expertise.

For any queries regarding this workshop please email events@ri.ac.uk.

Support to attend holiday workshops

The Potential Trust may be able to offer financial assistance to enable children to participate in Ri events and activities if this would otherwise be financially difficult. Please contact Denise Yates, or at their new email address here

 

 

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