103 Year 8 students and their Maths teachers enjoyed a great day for their annual visit to Mogo Wildlife Park. The Park staff were very welcoming and we were privileged to see Kias, the baby gorilla, come out to play.

Throughout the day students were required to use their Maths skills in answering questions. When the students were asked what skills they needed their responses included addition, subtraction, multiplication, times tables, algebra, decimals, percentages, pricing and data skills, graphing, substitution, ratio and problem solving.

When asked, ‘What made it a fun day for you?’ students responded with:

I found it really fun that we got to spend the day with our friends, go around the zoo solving questions, see all the animals and win prizes - Elsie

Being with my friends all day and seeing all the different animals – Ruby D

I fed the giraffes – Hannah

There are different strategies to solve a problem – Harry R

Seeing all the animals and getting to have a fun time doing maths with your mates – Lincoln

We got to work in partners and go around the zoo answering questions ourselves -Chloe

Going to a different place with my friends scavenger hunting and winning cool prizes – Aaliya

We had to do maths all day and it was easy and fun and you got to meet new people and do maths questions with them – Sienna

At the Year 8 Mogo Zoo Math Day, I learnt a lot about maths which improved my maths skills. I also learnt heaps about the animals at the zoo - Erica

I did the work with friends in other classes and that made it fun - Alexandra

Being out with friends and learning in a different environment - Alec

Hanging out with friends and completing challenges – Taylah