Maths Craft was delighted to be invited back to the Space & Science Festival in 2018! This year the festival's daytime event was held on 26 May from 12 to 4 pm at Onslow College, Wellington. The Space & Science Festival is an annual celebration of science at which thousands of visitors enjoy a wide range of science activities and talks. 

The Maths Craft area featured a collection of five craft creation stations that engaged people of all ages. Our enthusiastic volunteers, experienced in both mathematics and crafts, helped people knit a mathematical knot, explore the wonders of the Möbius strip, fold an origami octahedron, draw an impossible triangle, or colour a Latin square. The Maths Craft area was busy all day with 959 visitors enjoying the Maths Craft stations. People had a great time learning about the fascinating relationships between maths and craft. 

About the Space & Science Festival

As well as Maths Craft, the Space & Science Festival featured rockets, the world of energy, engineering with robots & electronics, 3D augmented reality, science talks, and fun with physics, chemistry, & biological sciences. Plus there was a chance to meet special guests from NASA, Dr. Yvonne Cagle and Dr. Jen Blank!

The Space & Science Festival is an event run by the Space & Science Festival Society, a not-for-profit organisation formed entirely by volunteers who are passionate about inspiring the next generation of amazing people growing up in New Zealand. They aim to give children of all ages and their families amazing experiences to inspire them to follow their interests in space, astronomy, astrophotography, science, technology, engineering, and maths at a festival run each year. Any profits above and beyond what are needed to run the festival are invested in supporting educational needs in these subjects. 

Sponsors

Maths Craft’s presence at this event was sponsored by: