Virtual show for Year 7 – 9, all attainment levels, with Zoe Griffiths.
Book to watch a recorded version of this show at any time this summer term.
(PLEASE NOTE: The 2026 Live Summer Celebration shows have been cancelled, so you can only book to watch a recording of last year.)
Join Zoe Griffiths for this summer celebration of maths, that explores surprising maths in an interactive and engaging way. With the help of the audience, we experience a live magic trick, conduct a live audience experiment and join in with a curious activity. Surprising maths is hidden in surprising places!
Topics: We are introduced to the strange world of spherical geometry via an activity, we explore the number patterns in bar codes via a magic trick, and we explore the probability of the Birthday Paradox via a large, live audience experiment.
TICKETS
RECORDING TICKETS
£115 for one recording ticket. A recording ticket will give you access to a recording of the show.
On completing the booking form, you will be emailed an invoice and you will (separately) be emailed the recording link. You will be able to watch the recording by clicking on the link and watching online, as many times as you like, including by multiple devices at the same time, at any time/date(s) before 11:59pm on Friday 24 July 2026.
Please note, if you are viewing a recording of the show, there will not be the opportunity for your students to volunteer and be featured on camera, to vote in polls, or contribute to the Zoom chat and there will not be the opportunity to win a prize.
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More Details
Who is this show suitable for?
This is an enrichment show, meaning the majority of the material is adjacent to, but separate from, the curriculum. There is not much curriculum knowledge assumed.
To give you a sense of the prior maths assumed, Zoe will:
-Reference that the ‘the sum of the angles in a triangle is 180 degrees’ (but if your students don’t know this, it’s not a problem, as Zoe tells them this fact anyway),
-Use some simple terms without definition, including: ’90 degree angle’, ‘multiple’, ‘sum’, ‘triangle’,
-Assume an understanding of the very basic concept of probability (students are not required to be able to find numerical probabilities).
Zoe will challenge students at one point to count how many pairs can be made from a group of people, and will then explain the solution. All students can have a go. Some students will have more success than others, and some students will follow the solution more easily than others, but the maths that will be used is not anything students won’t have met (it’s counting and adding, or multiplying and dividing).
Although only basic knowledge is required, that doesn’t mean the show is not suitable for more able students. The show is very suitable for more able students – they will be seeing maths used in unusual and engaging contexts – it will enthuse and excite them about maths.
Teacher involvement:
Although the tasks are suitable for all-ability Year 7 – 9, and all the explanation and clear instructions are given to the students by Zoe, the nature of a virtual session means it’s realistic that teachers will need to follow the session as well so they can prompt/support some students with activities if needed.
Equipment: Students will need scrap paper, and a pen.
Print document: There is one document for the show that it would be helpful for the students to have one copy of each. You will be emailed the file. It can be printed in b/w or colour. Or you can choose not to print at all (students can still take part without the print out, but the print out would be easier for them).
Content: Please note there is an overlap between Adventures with Shape (May 2026) and this show. The arm trick and spherical geometry section is the same.
There is a tiny overlap in content between Merry Mathsmas (Zoe’s Christmas virtual event) and this virtual event. In both sessions we count how many ways there are to pair things up – in Merry Mathsmas this maths was used in connection to the lottery, in this show the maths is used to explore a different problem.
Booking
Recording tickets: On completing the booking form, you will be emailed an invoice and you will (separately) be emailed the recording link. As you are then in possession of the recording, we will not accept cancellations (payment of the invoice will still be expected, even if you don’t watch the show). Feel free to email any questions before filling in the booking form (info@think-maths.co.uk) – filling in the booking form is agreement that you will pay the invoice.
Payment for Zoom tickets and recording tickets: On receipt of the invoice, please make payment as soon as possible and by Friday 3 July 2026.
Cancellation of Zoom tickets:
If cancellation is made by email up to end of the day Friday 19 June 2026, we will offer a full refund. If cancellation is made after Friday 19 June 2026 we will not offer a refund and we will still expect payment if it hasn’t yet been made (it will likely be too late for another school to make plans to take your place).
Cancellation of Recording tickets:
On completing the booking form, you will be emailed an invoice and you will (separately) be emailed the recording link. As you are then in possession of the recording, we will not accept cancellations (payment of the invoice will still be expected, even if you don’t watch the show). Feel free to email any questions before filling in the booking form (info@think-maths.co.uk) – filling in the booking form is agreement that you will pay the invoice.
Full terms and conditions can be found here.
Email info@think-maths.co.uk with any questions.
Feedback for Summer Celebration 2025
Zoe ran Summer Celebration for the first time last year. It was rated an average of 4.5 out of 5 for ‘appropriateness of content’, and 4.25 out of 5 for ‘student engagement’ on the teacher feedback forms for the 2025 show.
See teacher feedback comments from last year’s show, and some other virtual shows, below
For some in-person Think Maths testimonials, click here.
“Everything was great Zoe. Our kids always enjoy the show, no matter what their attainment level. It’s such a great way to reward students that have worked hard or gone the extra mile in maths during the academic year. ” Teacher feedback from Summer Celebration 2025
“Great range of activities, very enjoyable and practical for students!” Teacher feedback from Summer Celebration 2025
“The pupils were really engaged and enjoyed it. I think they were genuinely surprised that there was maths involved in bar codes! Thank you so much Zoe!” Teacher feedback from Summer Celebration 2025
“Presenter was excellent – the content was varied and all worked well. Think the students liked being part of something bigger!” Teacher feedback from another virtual session.
“My students really enjoyed the event, the interactivity was wonderful.” Teacher feedback from another virtual session.