9686 /www/nrich/html/content/id/9686/ 5 2012-11-29T14:29:35 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <mdoxml version="1.0">For the third year running, NRICH worked with Explore Learning to create the Young Mathematicians&#39; Award (YMA) 2012. <br></br> <br></br> <table style="border-spacing: 3px; border: medium none;"> <tbody> <tr> <td><mdo:image src="YMA2.png"></mdo:image></td> <td>Teams of four primary children from schools across the UK competed at regional events before five were selected to come to NRICH HQ in Cambridge for the final.  The five finalists were:</td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <br></br> St Mark’s CE Junior School, Salisbury<br></br> Larmenier and Sacred Heart, Hammersmith<br></br> George Heriots, Edinburgh<br></br> Knaphill School, Woking<br></br> Lincroft Middle School, Oakley
, Bedford
<br></br> <br></br> And the winners were ... Knaphill!  Congratulations to them!<br></br> <br></br> The tasks used in the preliminary rounds were <a href="/8649">Make Those Bracelets</a> and <a href="/8811">Snake Coils</a>.  We hope that you will enjoy having a go at them, even if you didn&#39;t take part in the YMA.<br></br> <br></br> As soon as we can, we will publish the problem which was used in the final too.<br></br> <br></br> If you are interested in participating in future years, you may find it helpful to have a go at the activities listed <a href="/9526">here</a>.<br></br> <br></br> You may also wish to look at the activities which have featured in previous years&#39; competitions:<br></br> 2010 - <a href="/7227">Button-up</a>, <a href="/7350">Button-up Some More</a>, <a href="/7218">Curious Number</a> and <a href="/7241">Inky Cube</a><br></br> 2011 - <a href="/7498">Walking the Squares</a>, <a href="/7517">So It&#39;s Times</a>, <a href="/7950">It&#39;s Times Again</a> and <a href="/7557">Building with Rods</a><br></br></mdoxml> 2 3 0 1 0 0 0 Details of the Young Mathematicians' Award 2012 Site Structural bbPrimaryTeacher Site Structural TrendUpperPrimaryStudent