Halloween-themed online quiz:
New for October 2022: Tasks in three languages Ukrainian, English, Gaeilge
PDF versions of individual tasks [Notes on difficulty: ♦ 8+ year olds, ♦♦ 10+ year olds, ♦♦♦ 12+ year olds]:
New for April 2022: Easter quizzes and tasks
PDF versions of individual tasks [Notes on difficulty: ♦ 8+ year olds, ♦♦ 10+ year olds, ♦♦♦ 12+ year olds]:
Easter-themed online quizzes:
New for March 2022: St. Patrick's Day quizzes and tasks
Notes on difficulty:
- The first task is pitched at 8+ year olds, the next three at 11+ year olds, and the full set of five tasks would be appropriate for 13+ year olds.
- There is no upper age limit, so second-level TY students will still find them enjoyable, and even LC students will find them a useful opportunity to discuss the most appropriate strategy for each task.
- Please feel free to give us feedback at pact@mu.ie!
Two St. Patrick's Day -themed quizzes, publicly available online
PDF versions of individual tasks:
Nua don 8 Márta 2022: Tascanna Smaointeoireachta Ríomhaireachtúla do Sheachtain na Gaeilge (seachtain 2)
Mar chuid de Sheachtain na Gaeilge, tá tascanna Bebras á gcur ar fáil as Gaeilge ag foireann PACT, i gcomhar le Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad. Scaoilfear naoi thasc in aghaidh na seachtaine, do choicís na féile. Tá súil againn go mbainfidh sibh idir thaitneamh agus tairbhe astu. Táimid ag obair linn i gcónaí ar thascanna Gaeilge a chur ar fáil. Coinnígí súil ar an suíomh gréasáin le haghaidh tuilleadh acu.
Notes on difficulty:
- The tasks are in increasing order of mathematical difficulty.
- For native Irish language readers, the mathematical ability needed to solve the tasks is equivalent to that of 8+ year olds for the first 3 tasks, and 12+ for the full set of tasks.
- For most pupils, however, their Irish language reading ability will determine which tasks are suitable, and teachers should decide for their own classes how much assistance is required.
- There is no upper age limit, so second-level students will still find some tasks challenging.
- Please feel free to give us feedback at pact@mu.ie!
PDF versions of individual tasks:
Nua don 1 Márta 2022: Tascanna Smaointeoireachta Ríomhaireachtúla do Sheachtain na Gaeilge (seachtain 1)
Mar chuid de Sheachtain na Gaeilge, tá tascanna Bebras á gcur ar fáil as Gaeilge ag foireann PACT, i gcomhar le Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad. Scaoilfear naoi thasc in aghaidh na seachtaine, do choicís na féile. Tá súil againn go mbainfidh sibh idir thaitneamh agus tairbhe astu. Táimid ag obair linn i gcónaí ar thascanna Gaeilge a chur ar fáil. Coinnígí súil ar an suíomh gréasáin le haghaidh tuilleadh acu.
Notes on difficulty:
- The tasks are in increasing order of mathematical difficulty.
- For native Irish language readers, the mathematical ability needed to solve the tasks is equivalent to that of 8+ year olds for the first 3 tasks, and 12+ for the full set of tasks.
- For most pupils, however, their Irish language reading ability will determine which tasks are suitable, and teachers should decide for their own classes how much assistance is required.
- There is no upper age limit, so second-level students will still find some tasks challenging.
- Please feel free to give us feedback at pact@mu.ie!
PDF versions of individual tasks:
New for February 2022: St. Valentine's Day quizzes and tasks
Notes on difficulty:
- The first task is pitched at 8+ year olds, the next three at 11+ year olds, and the full set of five tasks would be appropriate for 13+ year olds.
- There is no upper age limit, so second-level TY students will still find them enjoyable, and even LC students will find them a useful opportunity to discuss the most appropriate strategy for each task.
- Please feel free to give us feedback at pact@mu.ie!
Two St. Valentine's Day -themed quizzes, publicly available online
PDF versions of individual tasks:
New for December 2021: Christmas quizzes and tasks
Two Christmas-themed quizzes with 5 tasks each, publicly available online
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Elf Quiz (expert level) for 13+ year olds (copy this link https://forms.gle/MuSL8tUcknXE7BTP9 and send to your pupils)
PDF versions of individual tasks:
New for November 2021: Science Week event: Bebras Computational Thinking Tasks for Secondary Schools
Details:
- When: Wednesday, November 10, 2021, from 9:45 to 11:15
- Duration: choose any duration between 15 min and 90 min, the class can join anytime, a new computational thinking task presented on each quarter hour
- Where: Online (Zoom)
- Audience: All secondary years, suitable for CS, maths, and science
This Computational Thinking Science Week event is intended for secondary school students. Together, we will solve six secondary school-level Bebras computational thinking tasks via Zoom. The event will start at 9:45 and last for 90 minutes. During each 15 minute interval we will solve a new task, giving time for discussion and feedback from participants. Teachers/classes can join for any part, or all, of the 90 minutes. Teachers/classes can participate using the text chat function in Zoom.
The Bebras tasks for the event are now available for download. They can be printed and handed out to the class or shared as PDFs electronically with the class.
Click here to book. (Booking closed.)
We will use Zoom for the event. The Zoom Meeting ID and Passcode will be emailed to you on the day before the workshop.
The tasks are from previous years of the International Bebras Challenge, so any classes that intend to take part in this year's Irish Bebras Challenge can use this as an opportunity to practice for the Challenge (
https://bebras.techweek.ie/)!
New for October 2021: Halloween quiz and tasks
Notes on difficulty:
- The first task is pitched at 8+ year olds, the next three at 10+ year olds, and the full set of five tasks would be appropriate for 12+ year olds.
- There is no upper age limit, so second-level TY students will still find them enjoyable, and even LC students will find them a useful opportunity to discuss the most appropriate strategy for each task.
- Please feel free to give us feedback at pact@mu.ie!
A Halloween-themed quiz with five tasks; publicly available online:
PDF versions of individual tasks:
New for September 2021: TY module on computational thinking
We have developed a secondary school TY (transition year) module on computational thinking as part of the
CSinc (TU Dublin) Learning Environment. The full list of modules (including BBC micro:bit, machine learning and AI, Python, and many more) is available on the
CSinc learning environment webpage. Interested TY teachers can sign up for one or more modules by
contacting CSinc. Preview the computational thinking module here:
- Introduction for teachers to the eight lessons in the module (PDF)
- Lesson plan for the first lesson (decomposition) (PDF)
- Bebras tasks from the first lesson (incl. solutions and teacher notes) illustrating different aspects of decomposition Gossiping Alchemist Jigsaw Footprints
New for June 2021: summer-themed tasks
Notes on difficulty:
- The first two tasks are pitched at 8+ year olds, the next two at 10+ year olds, the next three at 12+ year olds, and the full set of ten tasks would be appropriate for 14+ year olds.
- There is no upper age limit, so even LC students will find them a useful opportunity to discuss the most appropriate strategy for each task.
Ten tasks with a summer theme; PDF versions of individual tasks:
New for March 2021: Easter quiz and tasks
Notes on difficulty:
- The first task is pitched at 8+ year olds, the next two at 10+ year olds, and the full set of five tasks would be appropriate for 12+ year olds.
- There is no upper age limit, so second-level TY students will still find them enjoyable, and even LC students will find them a useful opportunity to discuss the most appropriate strategy for each task.
An Easter-themed quiz with five tasks; publicly available online:
PDF versions of individual tasks:
New for March 2021: St. Patrick's Day quiz and tasks
Notes on difficulty:
- The first task is pitched at 8+ year olds, the next two at 10+ year olds, and the full set of five tasks would be appropriate for 12+ year olds.
- There is no upper age limit, so second-level TY students will still find them enjoyable, and even LC students will find them a useful opportunity to discuss the most appropriate strategy for each task.
A St. Patrick's Day -themed quiz with five tasks; publicly available online:
PDF versions of individual tasks:
Nua don 1 Márta 2021: Tascanna Smaointeoireachta Ríomhaireachtúla do Sheachtain na Gaeilge (seachtain 2)
Mar chuid de Sheachtain na Gaeilge, tá tascanna Bebras á gcur ar fáil as Gaeilge ag foireann PACT, i gcomhar le Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad. Scaoilfear naoi thasc in aghaidh na seachtaine, do choicís na féile. Tá súil againn go mbainfidh sibh idir thaitneamh agus tairbhe astu. Táimid ag obair linn i gcónaí ar thascanna Gaeilge a chur ar fáil. Coinnígí súil ar an suíomh gréasáin le haghaidh tuilleadh acu.
Notes on difficulty:
- The tasks are in increasing order of mathematical difficulty.
- For native Irish language readers, the mathematical ability needed to solve the tasks is equivalent to that of 8+ year olds for the first 4 tasks, and 12+ for the full set of tasks.
- For most pupils, however, their Irish language reading ability will determine which tasks are suitable, and teachers should decide for their own classes how much assistance is required.
- There is no upper age limit, so second-level students will still find some tasks challenging.
PDF versions of individual tasks:
Nua don 22 Feabhra 2021: Tascanna Smaointeoireachta Ríomhaireachtúla do Sheachtain na Gaeilge (seachtain 1)
Mar chuid de Sheachtain na Gaeilge, tá tascanna Bebras á gcur ar fáil as Gaeilge ag foireann PACT, i gcomhar le Roinn na Nua-Ghaeilge, Ollscoil Mhá Nuad. Scaoilfear naoi thasc in aghaidh na seachtaine, do choicís na féile. Tá súil againn go mbainfidh sibh idir thaitneamh agus tairbhe astu. Táimid ag obair linn i gcónaí ar thascanna Gaeilge a chur ar fáil. Coinnígí súil ar an suíomh gréasáin le haghaidh tuilleadh acu.
Notes on difficulty:
- The tasks are in increasing order of mathematical difficulty.
- For native Irish language readers, the mathematical ability needed to solve the tasks is equivalent to that of 8+ year olds for the first 4 tasks, and 12+ for the full set of tasks.
- For most pupils, however, their Irish language reading ability will determine which tasks are suitable, and teachers should decide for their own classes how much assistance is required.
- There is no upper age limit, so second-level students will still find some tasks challenging.
- Please feel free to give us feedback at pact@mu.ie or use the form below.
PDF versions of individual tasks:
New for February 2021: St. Valentine's Day quizzes and tasks
Notes on difficulty:
- The first three tasks are pitched at 8+ year olds, and the full set of five tasks is pitched at 12+ year olds.
- There is no upper age limit, so second-level TY students will still find them enjoyable, and even LC students will find them a useful opportunity to discuss the most appropriate strategy for each task.
Two St. Valentine's Day -themed quizzes, publicly available online:
PDF versions of individual tasks:
New for December 2020: Twelve Tasks of Christmas
Christmas-themed quizzes with four tasks each; publicly available online: