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News

February 2011

In this month's News you will find:

Red Square  Maths300 ETuTE: a short review

Red Square  Working Mathematically with Infants: new PD

Red Square  Cube Tube: a new video

Red Square  Addition to Eric The Sheep

Red Square  Maths300: new lesson and software

Red Square  Price Rise Notification

Red Square  Tasks of the Month
Task 121, Farmyard Views
Task 124, Human Moves Monster

866 tasks placed in schools during Dec./Jan.
329,289 placed since the project began in July 1992.

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Maths300 ETuTE

 

  • Tasks of the Month
    Two new cameos this month.
    • Farmyard Views is a spatial perception task that encourages imagining a 2D representation in 3D. It involves orientation concepts (left, right, in front, behind) in younger students and for older students it encourages exploring the concept of proof. An Investigation Guide is supplied to support the whole class investigation life of the task.
    • Human Moves Monster involves students in applying the equivalent of a knight move from chess to capture 9 monsters on the board. There are two puzzles on the card and the cameo supplies at least one solution for each. The depth of the task is investigated through What happens if...? questions.
    Farmyard Views      Human Moves Monster
    Click a photo to access its cameo, or access all current cameos through the Link List below.

Keep smiling,
Doug.
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Link List

  • Did you miss December/January?
    If so you missed information about:
    1. Release of Cube Tube
    2. Maths around the kitchen table in UK
    3. From The Classroom updates to Task 111, Square Numbers
    4. Iceberg Information about two Tasks of the Month
      (Tasks 113, 115)
    5. ...and more...

Did You Know?

  • You can find tasks coded by Year Level and Curriculum Strand in the Task Centre Catalogue (PDF file).

  • The Activities link of Calculating Changes offers Content Finder & Year Level Finder tools.

  • Our Site Map acts as a Table of Contents to help you find what you need in Mathematics Centre.

  • You can search for lessons by Year Level, Curriculum Strand, Lesson Features & Keyword at Maths300.

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