The following Tour de France facts and 'bike maths' questions are great jumping off points to help primary aged children get a practical understanding of how numeracy and geometry applies to real life.
With the twenty four of the best football teams in Europe battling it out to lift the trophy, put your maths skills to the test to see if you really understand how the competition works.
Our latest mathematical inspiration is the great Nira Chamberlain, whose recent interview on BBC Four's The Life Scientific podcast left us cheering him on for his sheer determination to study maths and become a professor against all odds.
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To celebrate International Women's Day, we've rounded up stories of some women mathematicians who were pioneers in their field.
Baking is great for putting maths into practice, and showing children how they can use maths skills in real life is a great motivator to keep them interested and keen to learn.
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From the art of practice, to building strong foundations, there's a lot to be learned from the Karate Kid which we can apply to learning maths.
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