JSMEP Secondary Years 8-10

Sponsored by the Government of South Australia Department for Education, and run by MASA, this is a free annual competition open to all junior secondary students to promote interest in mathematics and foster positive attitudes among students, teachers and parents. The best of the entries will be entered into the (NMTQ) National Maths Talent Quest organised by the Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers.

INFORMATION & FORMS for JSMEP years 8-10

• Registration of interest form
• 2021 Rubric
• 2021 Student Cover Sheet - (1 for each entry)
• 2021 Details of Enrichment Project
• Possible Topics for Investigation
• 2021 Key Dates

RESOURCES: The following are range of resources to help teachers prepare students for the Junior Secondary Mathematics Enrichment Project (JSMEP), SA Mathematics Talent Quest (Primary) or SA Mathematics Talent Quest (Secondary).

1.   2018 Modelling Presentation
2.   HOW LONG WILL WATER LAST
3.   HOW MANY ANIMALS KEEP THEIR COOL
4.   BABY IN THE CAR
5.   Class Workshop - POPUP CARDS
6.   Class Workshop - PAPER PLANES
7.   Class Workshop - PACKAGING
8.   Possible mathematics topics for investigation
9.   What is the maximum volume of an open topped box     made from a 20cm x 20cm sheet
10.   What is the volume of a unit regular tetrahedron
11.   Is 64  65 puzzle
12.   Ambidextrousness
13.   What is the volume

In addition, the websites https://nrich.maths.org/ and https://www.resolve.edu.au/ are rich in possible ideas for mathematical investigations.