1. Shakuntala Devi – Indian Mathematician
Hidden Maths
Poster Competition
“Without mathematics, there's nothing you can do. Everything around you is mathematics. Everything around you is numbers.”
Shakuntala Devi – Indian Mathematician

2. Possible hidden maths Poster Ideas
Remember - you can choose a different topic – choosing a unique topic could even make your poster stand out more to the judges!
Show the maths hidden inside!
Climate change
Earthquake resistant buildings
Tsunami warnings
Archaeology
Medicine
Transport
Crime Detection
Environment
Health & Society
Business & Money
Entertainment
Science & Engineering
Sport

3. Instructions for your Hidden maths poster
1. Make it eye-catching and informative
2. Make sure it is all your own work – no copy and pasting
3. Choose one topic to focus on
4. Show how maths is used

4. Instructions for your Hidden maths poster
The winning posters from students in each category will receive an Android tablet. There will also be five ‘highly commended’ certificates awarded in each group.
All winning and highly commended posters will be on display on the MathsCareers website.
The closing date is Friday 7th June 2019
Winners will be announced at the end of June 2019.
Judging
There will be three categories for judging:
Years 7 and 8
Years 9, 10 and 11
Years 12 and 13

5. Instructions for SUBMITTING YOUR poster
Mrs Wakefield is happy to help you submit your entry! Pop and see her in M5.
For online entries – your poster must be in PDF format Your poster must be A4 size only
If you are using PowerPoint then follow these instructions on how to save PowerPoint slides as a PDF file.
If you have an image file (for example, JPEG, PNG, GIF) that you wish to enter then follow these instructions to save your image as a PDF
Here are instructions for saving a Word (DOCX) file as a PDF
For paper entries
Your poster must be A4 size only
Please clearly mark your name, year, and school on the back of your poster
Please do not attach anything to your poster, for example, beads, sequins, or ‘open the flap’ features (like this example)