Description
This unit will teach students about the importance of the problem solving process. The resource follows four steps that will enable students to tackle problems in a structural and meaningful way. When a problem contains information that has more than one characteristic, an effective strategy is to set out that information in a table. A table helps to organise the information so that it can be easily understood and so that relationships between one set of numbers and another become clear. A table makes it easy to see what information is there, and what information is missing. When a table is drawn up, the information often shows a pattern, or part of a solution, which can then be completed.
Four steps to Problem Solving:
1) Understanding the Problem
2) Strategy or Plan
3) Solving the Problem
4) Reflect
This unit contains:
• Teaching notes
• 3 Teaching examples
• 18 task cards
• 1 BLM
Highlights
Description
This unit will teach students about the importance of the problem solving process. The resource follows four steps that will enable students to tackle problems in a structural and meaningful way. When a problem contains information that has more than one characteristic, an effective strategy is to set out that information in a table. A table helps to organise the information so that it can be easily understood and so that relationships between one set of numbers and another become clear. A table makes it easy to see what information is there, and what information is missing. When a table is drawn up, the information often shows a pattern, or part of a solution, which can then be completed.
Four steps to Problem Solving:
1) Understanding the Problem
2) Strategy or Plan
3) Solving the Problem
4) Reflect
This unit contains:
• Teaching notes
• 3 Teaching examples
• 18 task cards
• 1 BLM
