Published:
10:21 AM June 2, 2021
Year 9 pupils at Ormiston Venture Academy in Gorleston took part in maths Olympics including challenge to make bridge to support bag of sugar.
- Credit: Ormiston Academies Trust
Students from Norfolk have seen their exceptional problem-solving skills take them to the finals of a ‘maths Olympics’ to compete against pupils from academies from across the country.
A group of Year 9 pupils at Ormiston Venture Academy in Gorleston had to give a presentation, take a speed maths challenge in the final of the competition put on by Ormiston Academies Trust, which runs 40 academies across England.
The team, which included Megan Beales, Bethany Cooper, Dominic Dlugosz, Jessie Higgins and Evie Williams, also had 15 minutes to use tubes, elastic bands, paper and cellotape to construct a bridge that could support a bag of sugar for a minimum time.