Dear all,

*/Hands-On Risk and Probability Show/*

What are the chances of winning the lottery? How much of a football 
team's league position is due to luck and how much is due to skill? What 
are the chances of a false positive test result in security or medical 
screening? Which newspaper headlines are telling the truth? Can you spot 
a scam before you fall for it?

Probability and statistics help to provide answers to questions like 
these, forming a strong foundation for mathematics education.

The Hands-On Risk and Probability Show addresses the importance of 
probability and statistics through an interactive presentation and 'Who 
wants to be a Mathionaire' Gameshow workshop. Students participate in 
various activities and use voting technology to respond to multiple 
choice questions. The questions are designed to teach them key 
principles involving probability, statistics, problem solving and 
lateral thinking.

To find out further information, or to make a booking, please see 
www.mmp.maths.org/risk <http://www.mmp.maths.org/risk>

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/*Mathematics Enrichment and Enhancement Grants*/

The Royal Institution is offering a limited number of grants of up to 
£500, funded by the Clothworkers' Foundation, to help cover the costs to 
state schools of arranging Enrichment and Enhancement (E&E) activities 
listed in the STEM Directories (this would include the Hands-On Risk and 
Probability Show). The scheme is designed to enhance the mathematical 
experience in schools, support teachers' professional development, and 
raise awareness and use of enrichment activities and of the 
www.stemdirectories.org.uk website. Preference will be given to schools 
that have not had external E&E activities in mathematics in recent 
years, and the funded E&E activities must take place over the 2010 
Spring or Summer term. To apply, please complete the attached 
application form and return to the Royal Institution - if you would like 
to apply for a grant to cover the cost of the Risk and Probability Show 
or another MMP activity we also encourage you to contact us to discuss 
available dates.

With best wishes from the NRICH Team.

-- 
Liz Woodham 
NRICH Primary Coordinator
University of Cambridge Centre for Mathematical Sciences
Wilberforce Road
Cambridge
CB3 0WA
01223 764246
http://nrich.maths.org


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