Task Cameos

The task Eric The Sheep asks only one question. What happens if there are 50 sheep in front of Eric? The question is most often answered with the concrete materials provided. That may be all there is on the card, but this class poster shows there is a lot more to discover. The card is the tip of the iceberg. Read more of Eric's iceberg below in its Task Cameo.

A class exploration of Task 45, Eric the Sheep. Little Rock, Arkansas, USA

This section of our site offers information to guide you into the iceberg of each task. Task Cameos are your starting point. Link to them from the electronic version of your school curriculum document or print them to create dossiers. The knowledge and experience collected here will encourage and support teachers and students to make better use of your task resource. Print this Cover Page to help you organise your dossier collection. Print this Tasks & Maths300 list... to see all tasks with a companion Maths300 lesson. Excel version provided by Pymble Ladies' College Print this Task Catalogue... ...to see at a glance the curriculum strand(s) involved in each task and the range of year levels (2 - 10) at which it can be used. Remember, tasks can often be adapted to work for infants or senior secondary students. Special Cameos From The Classroom sections have been added to: Task 2, Cars In A Garage Task 3, Doug's Tablecloth Task 6, Counter Escape Task 9, Row Points Task 11, Lining Up Task 13, The Frog Pond Task 14, Heads & Legs Task 17, Truth Tiles 2 Task 18, Same Or Different Task 26, Travelling Australia Task 30, Truth Tiles 1 Task 31, Cube Nets Task 35, Crosses Task 37, Fraction Magic Square Task 43, Number Tiles Task 45, Eric The Sheep Task 53, Have A Hexagon Task 63, Fried Rice Task 79, Tangram Teasers Task 84, Rectangle Nightmare Task 86, Thirty-One Task 95, Reflections Task 96, Networks Task 101, Pyramid Puzzle Task 103, Four Cube Houses Task 104, Building Views Task 111, Square Numbers Task 119, Police Line Up Task 132, Red To Blue Task 133, Win At The Fair Task 139, Squound Task 142, Tower Of Hanoi Task 149, A Stacking Problem Task 154, 4 Arm Shapes Task 159, Mirror Patterns 2 Task 160, Painted Cubes Task 176, Steps Task 178, Match Triangles Task 180, Making Monuments Task 182, Jumping Kangaroos Task 188, Arithmagons 1 Task 199, Making Fractions 3 Task 211, Soft Drink Crates Task 212, Monkeys & Bananas Task 236, Star Numbers Task 237, Trisquares Task 238, Growing Trisquares Sample Investigation Guides have been added to: Task 3, Doug's Tablecloth Task 10, Find My Pattern Task 13, The Frog Pond Task 19, Cookie Count Task 28, Plate Triangles Task 33, Dominoes Task 54, Fay's Nines Task 59, 13 Away (2 guides) Task 109, Number Game Task 112, Coloured Squares (2 guides) Task 117, 12 Counters Task 121, Farmyard Views Task 127, Highest Number 1 Task 142, Tower of Hanoi (in the form of software) Task 149, A Stacking Problem Task 157, Paving Views Task 159, Mirror Patterns 2 Task 169, Wallpaper Patterns Task 171, Number Discs Task 173, Crossing The River 1 Task 178, Match Triangles Task 182, Jumping Kangaroos Task 187, Area Of A Triangle Task 195, Stop At 4 Task 212, Monkeys & Bananas Task 235, Tables For 25 Task 241, Sicherman Dice A sample Maths300 lesson plan has been added to: Task 8, Addition Totals Other Iceberg Sources All that is known about the iceberg of any task has come from classrooms and it is from classrooms that we will continue to learn more about them. When you explore a new direction with your class, please tell us about it. See Contacts. In addition to the cameos in the list on the right, more information about some tasks is supplied through: Maths Around the Kitchen Table This link provides a list of tasks suggested as a starting point for involving parents in problem solving 'around the kitchen table'. Solutions (but not much iceberg information) is provided, so that families may access additional information about the suggested investigations from home. Poly Plug & Tasks This link explores tasks which can be converted to whole class investigations using Poly Plug. Sphinx Album Task 166 is explored in incredible depth as a model for what is possible with all other tasks. Maths300 The richest additional source of iceberg information is the Maths300 site. This site provides extensive lesson plans, sometimes including software, to help teachers model the work of a mathematician. About half of these lessons are based on the iceberg of tasks. Those links are included in the Cameos where they exist. When exploring Cameos, consider having this page open in one browser tab and Maths300 open in another so you can easily move between the two. Visit Maths300 at: http://www.maths300.com Reviews of Maths300 The Classroom Connection Research Publications Australian Primary Mathematics Classroom Australian Association of Mathematics Teachers Task Dossiers Task dossiers support teachers. Originally each school developed their own version (an example is included below), however, it has now become more efficient and effective to share with colleagues through Task Cameos. Printing and binding these, or simply directly accessing Cameos from the web, is equivalent to making dossiers. Take A Chance Task 49: sample dossier in PDF form. Blank Dossier Word document on which the sample is based. Please visit again. There is much to learn from this library; so much that our regular eNews often features a Cameo of the Month to encourage you to keep adding to the breadth and depth of your knowledge. Also, please contribute task-related stories and Investigation Guides as they unfold in your classroom.

Task Cameo Library Use the Task Library to see photos of every task and click a photo to find its Task Cameo. Build your own Task Library using our eTasks and your equipment. Tasks below marked * indicate the task has a matching lesson on Maths300. Tasks below marked ** indicate the matching lesson also has software support. Use the Task Cameo Content Finder to: find tasks by content, or find the content in a particular task. Keep up to date with news about cameos and all our work by subscribing to our regular eNews. Task 1, Final Eight* * Task 2, Cars In A Garage* * Task 3, Doug's Tablecloth Task 4, Window Frames Task 5, Make A Snake Task 6, Counter Escape* * Task 7, Consecutive Sums* Task 8, Addition Totals* Task 9, Row Points* Task 10, Find My Pattern* Task 11, Lining Up* Task 12, Matching Cards Task 13, The Frog Pond Task 14, Heads & Legs** Task 15, Domino Trails* Task 16, Octaflex Task 17, Truth Tiles 2** Task 18, Same or Different** Task 19, Cookie Count* Task 20, Pack The Box Task 21, Tactical Task 22, Time Together Task 23, Two Colours Game Task 24, Squares Around Squares (In April 2004 this task replaced Task 24, Lizard Hunt) Task 25, In Between Time Task 26, Travelling Australia Task 27, Can Stack Task 28, Plate Triangles Task 29, The Farmer's Puzzles Task 30, Truth Tiles 1** Task 31, Cube Nets* Task 32, Tetrahedron Nets Task 33, Dominoes* Task 34, Dice Differences** Task 35, Crosses** Task 36, Making Triangles Task 37, Fraction Magic Square* Task 38, The Mushroom Hunt* Task 39, Criss-Cross Numbers Task 40, Diamonds & Rectangles Task 41, Scale Drawing Task 42, Triangles Around Triangles Task 43, Number Tiles** Task 44, Latin Squares Task 45, Eric The Sheep* Task 46, Duelling Dice** Task 47, Red & Black Card Game* Task 48, How Many Triangles? Task 49, Take A Chance* Task 50, Flight Departures Task 51, Staircase* Task 52, Which Floor Task 53, Have A Hexagon** Task 54, Fay's Nines** Task 55, Fold Up Houses Task 56, Challenge Task 57, Two Squares Task 58, See-Saw Task 59, 13 Away Task 60, Back To Back Building Task 61, Double Staircase* Task 62, Four and Twenty Blackbirds* Task 63, Fried Rice Task 64, Difference Btn Two Squares Task 65, Shape Algebra Task 66, Pentominoes Task 67, Making Solids Task 68, Six Square Puzzle Task 69, Tricubes Task 70, Symmetric Shapes Task 71, Algebra Through Geometry Task 72, Farmyard Task 73, In The Bag Task 74, Button Sort Task 75, What's It Worth?** Task 76, Tube Toss Task 77, Tricube Constructions A Task 78, Which View? Task 79, Tangram Teasers Task 80, A Dollar To Spend Task 81, Pentagon Triangles* Task 82, Snail Trail* Task 83, Racetrack Task 84, Rectangle Nightmare Task 85, Time Swing Task 86, Thirty-One** Task 87, First Down The Mountain** Task 88, Rice, Rice, Rice Task 89, Doctor Dart** Task 90, Tricube Constructions B Task 91, Pick A Box* Task 92, Magic Squares** Task 93, Leading The Blind Task 94, Crossing The Desert Task 95, Reflections Task 96, Networks Task 97, Pythagoras Rods Task 98, Martian Maths Task 99, How Many Things? Task 100, Mirror Patterns 1 Task 101, Pyramid Puzzle* Task 102, Crazy Animals** Task 103, Four Cube Houses* Task 104, Building Views** Task 105, Soma Cube 1 Task 106, Crossing The River 2 Task 107, McMahon's Triangles 2 Task 108, How Many Squares? Task 109, Number Game Task 110, Who Lives Where? Task 111, Square Numbers Task 112, Coloured Squares Task 113, Calendar Task 114, Where Is The Rectangle? Task 115, Dividing Shapes Task 116, Who Owns The Monkey?* Task 117, 12 Counters Task 118, Ice Cream Flavours** Task 119, Police Line Up* Task 120, Nim* Task 121, Farmyard Views Task 122, Football Ladder* Task 123, Bob's Buttons** Task 124, Human Moves Monster Task 125, Farmyard Race Day Task 126, Planets* Task 127, Highest Number 1** Task 128, Highest Number 2 Task 129, Farmyard Friends* Task 130, Protons & Anti-Protons** Task 131, Walk The Plank** Task 132, Red To Blue* Task 133, Win At The Fair** Task 134, Eight Queens** Task 135, Famous Mathematicians* Task 136, Four Bead Mix Task 137, Training For Maths Task 138, Rectangle of Squares Task 139, Squound Task 140, Time For Tiling Task 141, Flags From A Ship Task 142, Tower of Hanoi Task 143, Hearts & Loops Task 144, Pascal's Triangle in Asia Task 145, Land of ET* Task 146, Haberdasher's Problem Task 147, Garden Beds** Task 148, McMahon's Triangles 1 Task 149, A Stacking Problem Task 150, Chess Queens** Task 151, Knight Swap Task 152, Painted Rods* Task 153, Knight Protectors Task 154, 4 Arm Shapes* Task 155, 64 = 65* Task 156, Photo Angles Task 157, Paving Views Task 158, Brick Walls Task 159, Mirror Patterns 2 Task 160, Painted Cubes* Task 161, Soma Cube 2 Task 162, Game Show** Task 163, Eureka* Task 164, Symmetric Tiles Task 165, Change Task 166, Sphinx* Task 167, Sliding Tiles Task 168, Mirror Patterns 3 Task 169, Wallpaper Patterns Task 170, Equilateral Triangles Task 171, Number Discs Task 172, Cover Up Task 173, Crossing The River 1* Task 174, Magic Cube* Task 175, Pythagoras 1 Task 176, Steps** Task 177, Making Fractions 2 Task 178, Match Triangles* Task 179, Unseen Triangles* Task 180, Making Monuments Task 181, Pointy Fences Task 182, Jumping Kangaroos* Task 183, Pizza Toppings* Task 184, Reverse Task 185, Coloured Cubes Task 186, Tetrahedron Triangles Task 187, Area of a Triangle** Task 188, Arithmagons 1* Task 189, Pythagoras 2 Task 190, Magic Hexagon Task 191, Choosing Beads Task 192, Keith's Kubes Task 193, Surface Area with Tricubes* Task 194, Arithmagons 2* Task 195, Stop At 4 Task 196, Cross & Square Task 197, Chocolate Chip Cookies** Task 198, What's In The Bag?* Task 199, Making Fractions 3 Task 200, Greedy Pig** Task 201, Rectangle Fractions** Task 202, Rod Mats* Task 203, Make The Whole Task 204, Decimals With A Tape Task 205, Fraction Estimation** Task 206, Intersections Task 207, Triangle Perimeters Task 208, Cube Numbers Task 209, Pattern Cube Task 210, Division Boxes** Task 211, Soft Drink Crates* Task 212, Monkeys & Bananas* Task 213, Chains Task 214, Angle Estimation** Task 215, Take Away Tiles** Task 216, Square Pairs** Task 217, Kids On Grids Task 218, Guessing Colours Game Task 219, The Hole In The Triangle Task 220, Smooth Edge Tiles Task 221, Triangles & Colours* Task 222, Making Fractions 1 Task 223, Cat & Mouse** Task 224, Matching Faces Task 225, Add The Pack Task 226, Playing With Objects Task 227, Volume Line Up Task 228, Koala Karts Task 229, Animal Farm Task 230, Pack Up Your Bears Task 231, Flowers In The Field Task 232, Dice Footy** Task 233, Money Money Money Task 234, Growing Tricubes Task 235, Tables For 25* Task 236, Star Numbers Task 237, Trisquares Task 238, Growing Trisquares Task 239, Money Charts Task 240, Less Than Fractions Task 241, Sicherman Dice*