Taskmathster

For the upcoming 24 Hour Maths Game Show, we need you to record yourself completing some tasks for the Taskmathster segment of the show. This is a parody of the brilliant gameshow Taskmaster.

The tasks are included below. You can do as many or as few of these as you want. For each of the tasks you complete, please do the following:

• Record yourself reading out the task and looking like you’re thinking about how you’re going to do it.

• We will edit together a segment that includes our favourite entries, but the time we have during the show is limited so your footage may not be used in the actual 24h show. We’ll release a bonus video at some point after the show including as many extra entries as we can. By sending in footage, you agree you’re happy for us to put it on our YouTube channel as part of a longer video.

• You should aim to include footage of you preparing for and doing the challenge along with your final entry. We can edit it all together, so feel free to send your unedited footage.

• Horizontal (wide) video please!

• Points will be awarded for the best entries to each task. There may or may not be a prize for getting the most points.

• Email your entries (a link to an unlisted YouTube video, or a file shared in Dropbox/Google Drive/Google Photos/other filesharing service) to taskmathster@24hourmaths.com by the deadline of Sunday 23rd October at 9pm (BST) (note: this deadline has been extended from 21st Oct).

The tasks

(When recording yourself reading the task out, please read them exactly as written.)

Rewrite the lyrics to a popular song to be about a mathematical concept and record yourself performing it.

 

Collect as many objects as you can which have a different number of holes in. Most impressive array of objects wins.

 

Recreate Andrew Wiles’ announcement of the proof of Fermat’s Last Theorem, or another iconic mathematical moment of your choice. Most dramatic and realistic reenactment wins.

 

Find or create two of the same object but at very different scales. Calculate the ratio of the sizes between the two objects. Largest size difference between two most similar objects wins.

 

Create a piece of art using only maths equipment. Best bit of art wins.

 

Make a physical recreation of a logic gate and show it running.

For example, see en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Domino_logic or think-maths.co.uk/downloads/domino-computer-worksheets for ways to do this using dominos

 

Physically recreate a classic computer game. Best recreation wins!

Bonus points for mathematical games.

 

Make a wire frame shape and dip it in bubble liquid. Most interesting shaped bubble wins.

Bubble liquid can be made by mixing 1 part Fairy liquid with 6 parts water.