2019 MATHS TALENT QUEST
Maths Talent Quest is a MAWA student activity that requires students to think creatively about complex real-life mathematical problems, thinking as a mathematician would. Open to students from K – 12, participation in this activity strongly supports students to develop an appreciation of mathematics across the STEM disciplines with an emphasis on strong communication skills and mathematical understanding.
This year we had ninety-two entries from over 300 students across Western Australian Primary and Secondary Schools. Our mathematicians of the future produced outstanding entries and the range of topics illustrates the diversity that can be found in the careers that are available to people with a strong mathematics background.
A big thank you must be given to our judges who have the tough job of trying to differentiate between the creative ideas and the different ways of communicating them. Each entry needs to be judged two or three times so without their support we would not be able to offer this activity. ECU preservice teachers are invited by MAWA to assist with the judging, helping us to get through the task and also offering valuable Professional Leaning to our future teachers about the mathematical investigative process. MAWA would like to acknowledge Sharon Schubert from Iona Presentation College who will represent WA as a VIP judge at the judging of the National Maths Talent Quest (NMTQ) on the 12th September.
All Distinction and High Distinction winners are invited to join us for the Award Ceremony to be held at Scitech on the 21st October. NMTQ winners will be announced at the ceremony and we wish all our eight WA entries the best of luck.
Year 4 Group
Ashdale Primary School
Smartie Investigations
Amery Hall, Prisha Patel, Kiva Shah
Year 5 Individual
Rossmoyne Primary School
Eagles Statistics using Fantasy points
Ethan Reid – Riley
Year 6 Individual
Rossmoyne Primary School
Buy what you need, not what you want
Jaylene Chang
Year 7 Group
Carine Senior High School
Is Rapunzel’s Hair Possible?
Jeel Thumar, Ilsa Murad, Olivia Taylor
Year 8 Individual
John Curtin College of the Arts
5 Cost Effective Ways to Make School Better and Happier
Daisy Chalken
Year 8 Group
Mt Lawley Senior High School
He’s Always Watching – The Codemaker
Poppy Steenbergen & Lottie Berinson
Year 9 Individual
St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls
Optimising Revenue: Finding the optimum number of students for a school
Shenyi Wang
Year 9 Group
St Hilda’s Anglican School for Girls
Hockey Sticks
Hannah Keogh, Zali Dale, Lara Had
| Award | Year Group | Name of Students | Project Name | School | Number |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| NATIONAL ENTRY | Medallion for each student | ||||
| National Entry | 4 | Amery Hall, Prisha Patel, Kiva Shah | Smartie Investigations | Ashdale Primary School | 3 |
| National Entry | 5 | Eagles Statistics using Fantasy points | Rossmoyne Primary School | 1 | |
| Ethan Reid-Riley | |||||
| National Entry | 6 | Jaylene Chang | Buy what you need, not what you want | Rossmoyne Primary School | 1 |
| National Entry | 7 | Jeel Thumar, Ilsa Murad, Olivia Taylor | Is Rapunzel's Hair Possible? | Carine Senior High School | 3 |
| National Entry | 8 | Daisy Chalken | 5 Cost Effective Ways to Make School Better and Happier | John Curtin College of the Arts | 1 |
| National Entry | 8 | Poppy Steenbergen & Lottie Berinson | He's Always Watching - The Codemaker | Mt Lawley Senior High School | 2 |
| National Entry | 9 | Hannah Keogh, Zali Dale, Lara Had | Hockey Sticks | St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls | 3 |
| National Entry | 9 | Shenyi Wang | Optimising Revenue: Finding the optimum number of students for a school | St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls | 1 |
| Total | 15 | ||||
| HIGH DISTINCTIONS | Certificate for each student and $100 per entry | ||||
| High Distinction * | 4 | Amery Hall, Prisha Patel, Kiva Shah | Smartie Investigations | Ashdale Primary School | 3 |
| High Distinction * | 5 | Eagles Statistics using Fantasy points | Rossmoyne Primary School | 1 | |
| Ethan Reid-Riley | |||||
| High Distinction * | 6 | Jaylene Chang | Buy what you need, not what you want | Rossmoyne Primary School | 1 |
| High Distinction * | 7 | Jeel Thumar, Ilsa Murad, Olivia Taylor | Is Rapunzel's Hair Possible? | Carine Senior High School | 3 |
| High Distinction * | 8 | Daisy Chalken | 5 Cost Effective Ways to Make School Better and Happier | John Curtin College of the Arts | 1 |
| High Distinction * | 8 | Poppy Steenbergen & Lottie Berinson | He's Always Watching - The Codemaker | Mt Lawley Senior High School | 2 |
| High Distinction * | 9 | Hannah Keogh, Zali Dale, Lara Had | Hockey Sticks | St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls | 3 |
| High Distinction * | 9 | Shenyi Wang | Optimising Revenue: Finding the optimum number of students for a school | St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls | 1 |
| High Distinction | 3 | Ethan Perera and Tyler Yeoh-Ellerton | Lego | Carey Baptist College Harrisdale | 2 |
| High Distinction | 4 | Shimmah Ghatfy & Zahra Abel | Investigating rubbish on our beaches | Rockingham Beach Primary School | 2 |
| High Distinction | 5 | Aarnav Gupta | Travelling in Three Dimensions | Victoria Park Primary School | 1 |
| High Distinction | 6 | Anoushka Gupta | Light It Up | Victoria Park Primary School | 1 |
| High Distinction | 7 | Clara Hoarau, Emelia Bullers, Luca Polmear, Natalie Poole, Mackenzie Reynolds | Number Theory | John Curtin College of the Arts | 5 |
| High Distinction | 7 | Jessica Del Casale | What IF Earth was a different size? | Mt Lawley Senior High School | 1 |
| High Distinction | 8 | Matthew Vinci, Jonathan Vinci,Nishok Nimaleen | How to make an Emu fly | Aquinas College | 5 |
| Riley Nel, Matthew Wallace | |||||
| Total | 32 | ||||
| DISTINCTIONS | Certificate for each student and a $50 per entry | ||||
| Distinction | 4 | Kyle Shafeeu, Donny Pham | Spring Loaded Car | Ashdale Primary School | 2 |
| Distinction | 4 | Phebe Hunter | Space Travel | Carey Baptist College Harrisdale | 1 |
| Distinction | 4 | Nishaan Sunner and Samanyu Vallabhaneni | Gold | Carey Baptist College Harrisdale | 2 |
| Distinction | 7 | Nikolas Rickard, Mason Wigmore, Blake Stuart | The Maths behind Iron Man | Fremantle College | 3 |
| Distinction | 7 | Tara Whitney, Amelie Armstrong, Isabella Pymm | Can Dumbo Fly? | Fremantle College | 3 |
| Distinction | 7 | Rosa Dickie | Key to Kool Kicks | Mt Lawley Senior High School | 1 |
| Distinction | 7 | Chloe Burns & Eladia Hamilton-Dalziell | Packing For Mars - How big a suitcase will you need to pack? | Mt Lawley Senior High School | 2 |
| Distinction | 7 | Sasha Gerrick | Cricket | Butler College | 1 |
| Distinction | 8 | Anna Connolly, Iona Anderson, Brooke Noak | Rapunzel's Hair | Carine Senior High School | 3 |
| Distinction | 8 | Courtney Ridgewell , Edward Atkinson | Ozone hole over Antarctica | Duncraig Senior High School | 2 |
| Distinction | 8 | Amy Moran Sreya Mannamkunnath | A Lifetime of Beauty | John Curtin College of the Arts | 2 |
| Distinction | 8 | Hannah Kader, Sarah Mohamad Fami, Kanon Naito, Eliza Ramsay | If the Shoe Can Run | John Curtin College of the Arts | 4 |
| Distinction | 8 | Lochlan McKenna | QWERTY Keyboard Investigation | John Curtin College of the Arts | 1 |
| Distinction | 8 | Carl Avellanosa, Jasmin Calayag and Neha Kerai | Rad Route | Ellenbrook Secondary College | 3 |
| Distinction | 8 | Noah Case Tenten | Exploring Maths Through Kitemaking | Iona Presentation College | 1 |
| Distinction | 9 | Zoe Colvin, Lily Andrews, Elana Godfrey, Dwija Trivedi | Zoe Colvin, Lily Andrews, Elana Godfrey, Dwija Trivedi | St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls | 4 |
| Distinction | 9 | Natasha Wong, Bella Sayer and Sri Mohan | Does the circumference of a wheel affect the speed of the vehicle? | St Hilda's Anglican School for Girls | 3 |
| Distinction | 9 | Ting Ting Fang, Eva Coulter, Chloe Osborn, Grace McGhie | Action Movies in Real Life | Carine Senior High School | 4 |
| Distinction | 9 | Kai Mancini | Aerodynamic Origami | John Curtin College of the Arts | 1 |
| Distinction | 9 | Samora Wa Azaro, Tanesha Eddy | The Penalty Shot | John Curtin College of the Arts | 2 |
| Total | 45 |