AIMSSEC Events

• What kind of planets are in our own Solar System ?
• What kind of planets orbit around other stars in our Galaxy?
• How do astronomers find these 'extra-solar planets'?
• How can they tell if they might be suitable for the development of life?
• How likely is it that primitive life forms exist elsewhere in our galaxy?
• How likely is it that intelligent life exists elsewhere in our galaxy?

12.00 - 17.00 (SA time) 25 February 2010
Grade 6 learners from Luzuku Primary School, Gugulethu, St Chad's Primary School, Oldham, Carpenter's Primary School, London & Liss Junior School, Hampshire UK

• How does climate change affect the polar ice caps?
• What mapping techniques are used for polar expeditions? Learn about mapping techniques including stereographic projection.
• What navigation methods were used by the Catlin Artic Survey Team to find their way to the North Pole?
• How are mathematical models used in predicting the future climate of the earth?

January 2009
AIMSSEC IMSTUS Residential Courses

ACE to Train Mathematics Subject Leaders
Mathematical Thinking Course 10
at Stellenbosch High School

• What is the difference between a convincing argument and a mathematical proof?
• When are mathematicians satisfied that a result is proved?
• What different methods of proof are there?

Proof and rigour in thinking lie at the heart of mathematics. This interactive day conference allowed learners to explore these useful and fascinating ideas with the help of several problems from the NRICH website. The day was hands-on and interactive, with learners working on problems and sharing their thoughts and ideas

July 2008
10 day residential AIMSSEC Course
for Mathematics Educators of Grades 4 to 12

from all South African provinces
at Stellenbosch High School

April and June 2008
2 AIMSSEC Motivate Videoconferences
Forensic Mathematics

Chris Budd, University of Bath

Grade 8 Oranjekloof Primary School, Imizamo Yethu Township, Hout Bay with Pleckgate High School and Ryde School in the UK

In this conference the learners became mathematical detectives by using mathematics to relate evidence to what caused that evidence. They studied examples from crime fighting and also archaeology.

January 2008
10 day residential AIMSSEC Course
for Mathematics Educators of Grades 4 to 12

from all South African provinces
at The Cape Academy, Constantia

September 2007 to May 2008
6 AIMSSEC Motivate Videoconferences
Data Handling
Exchanging statistics about our countries

Jenny Gage, University of Cambridge

Grades 8 and 9, Ravensmead Secondary School, and Hottentot Hollands High School, W. Cape with Pleckgate High School and Thomas Peacocke Community College in the UK
This is a cross curricular programme involving mathematics, science, technology, geography and citizenship. Learners exchange data relating to their own experiences, their local areas and their countries. They learn how to collect data, how to analyse and present data and how to interpret their own data and statistics from books, newspapers and the internet.

February and April 2007
AIMSSEC Motivate Videoconference
Spherical Geometry and Lengths of Flight Paths

Alan Beardon, University of Cambridge

Grade 11, COSAT, Cape Academy, Steenberg High School, Fairmount High School and schools in the UK
Students calculated three dimensional coordinates of places from their latitude and longitude and worked out the distances between Cape Town and other cities. They checked whether the sign at the lighthouse at Cape Point gives the distances correctly

July 2007
10 day residential AIMSSEC Course
for Mathematics Educators

of Grades 4 to 12
from all South African provinces
at Stellenbosch High School

September 2006 to May 2007
Six MOTIVATE Video-conferences
Data handling

Heathfield High School, Cape Town
Malibu High School, Malibu Village
Sithembele Matiso High School, Gugulethu
Thandokhulu High School, Mowbay
Mondale High School, Mitchell's Plain
and 4 schools in the UK
at MTN Sciencentre

February and April 2007
MOTIVATE Video-conference
Calculating Lengths of Flight Paths

COSAT
Cape Academy
Steenberg High School
Fairmount High School
and 3 schools from the UK

January 2007
10 day residential AIMSSEC Course
for Mathematics Educators

of Grades 4 to 12
from all South African provinces
at The Cape Academy, Constantia

June and July 2006
10 day residential AIMSSEC Course
for Mathematics Educators

from the Western Cape
Dinaledi and Mathematics
Science and Technology Schools
at Stellenbosch High School

26 April, 23 May 2006
AIMSSEC Motivate Videoconference
on Energy - the Sun and the Earth.

for Grade 10 from
COSAT, Khayelitsha
Cape Academy of Mathematics Science and Technology, Constantia
Sponsored by the Actuarial Society of South Africa.

Professional Development Course
for Mathematics Teachers
3 to 14 January 2006

Educators of grades 4 to 12 came on this course.
A total of 121 educators have now taken this course:
34 from the Eastern Cape, 28 from Kwa Zulu Natal,
22 from Limpopo and 22 from the Western Cape,
5 from Gauteng, 4 from Mpumelanga
and 4 from North West province,
1 from the Free State and 1 from the Northern Cape.

AIMS students and tutors run an after school
Maths and Science Club

for Grade 6 and 7 learners from Oranjekloof Primary School
Hout Bay which serves the Imizamo Yethu Township
The photo shows the learners working on a topology activity

21 September, 20 October 2005
AIMSSEC Motivate Videoconference
on Measurement

for Grade 4 learners from
Oranjekloof Primary School Hout Bay
Silverdale Primary School, Lancs and
Guilsborough Primary School, Northants UK
Sponsored by The Actuarial Society of South Africa.

6 videoconferences September 2005 to May 2006
AIMSSEC Motivate Videoconference on Discovery in Mathematics and Science

for Grades 8 and 9 learners from
Livingstone High School and Belgravia High School, Cape Town
with Ulverston High School and Whitehaven High School, Cumbria, UK.
At The Old Mutual Business School, Pinelands.
Sponsored by The Actuarial Society of South Africa.

April and May 2005
AIMSSEC Motivate Videoconference
on Experiments with Gravity

for Grade 5 learners from
Oranjekloof Primary School Hout Bay
which serves the Imizamo Yethu Township.
Sponsored by The Actuarial Society of South Africa.
The learners did project work on rolling balls down slopes
and recording how far they travelled on reaching flat ground.

Professional Development Course
for Mathematics Teachers
26 June to 5 July 2005

Teachers of grades 4 to 12 came from all the SA provinces

6 conferences October 2004 to May 2005
AIMSSEC Motivate Videoconference
on Discovering Space

for Grades 8 and 9 learners from
Thembelihle High School, Langa High School, Western Cape,
John Kelly Technology College & Seven King's High School, London.
At The Old Mutual Business School, Pinelands.
Sponsored by The Actuarial Society of South Africa.
The learners worked on projects on the solar system,
on our galaxy and on the universe
and they gave presentations on their work

12 July 2004
AIMS/MTN Public Understanding of Mathematical Sciences Lecture
by Professor Alan Beardon
on The Art, History and Mathematics
of Polyhedra

at MTN ScienCentre Canal Walk at 7.30 pm
organised in conjunction with MTN ScienCentre.

11 May, 8 June and 24 June 2004
AIMSSEC Motivate Videoconference on The Transit of Venus

for Grades 9 and 10 learners from the Western Cape and Gauteng

30 March 2004
AIMSSEC Lecture
by Dr Tadashi Tokieda
on The Mobius Strip

at Worcester High School
for Grade 12 learners from High Schools in Worcester and De Doorms
organised in conjunction with The University of the Western Cape Schools Outreach Project MICSEC.

17 March 2004
AIMSSEC Motivate Videoconference on
The Planets at AIMS

for 45 Grade 4 learners from Intshayelelo Primary School, Khayelitsha.

2 & 30 June 2003
AIMSSEC Motivate Videoconference on Avalanches and Self Organising Systems

at Telkom Exploratorium Cape Town Waterfront
for Grades 8, 9 learners from:

• Atlantis Secondary School, Atlantis
• COSAT, Khayelitsha
• Fish Hoek Middle School, Fish Hoek
• Langa High School, Mitchell's Plain
• Mondale Secondary School, Mitchell's Plain
• Worcester Secondary School, Worcester

7 April 2003 AIMSSEC Motivate Videoconference
The Mathematics of Knots

at University of the Witwatersrand, Gauteng for Grade 12 learners from:

  Lotus Garden Secondary School, Pretoria
  Phelindaba Secondary School, Pretoria
  Ponego Secondary School, Katlehong
  Prahama High School, Randfontein
  Tiisetsong Secondary School, Soweto
  Wendywood High School, Johannesburg
  Westbury Secondary School, Johannesburg