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Solve This
Students with learning disabilities practice their problem-solving skills. They discover the consequences of their actions and they chart their decisions. They use the internet to see how different situations play out based on different...
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The Big6 Skills
Seventh graders research a biome using the Big6 skills. They prepare their own notes and cite sources. They create a PowerPoint presentation to share their findings with the class.
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Life is Full of Problems
Pupils use the problem solving strategy of guess and check to investigate math word problems. They determine which problem solving strategy or strategies would work best in problem situations.
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Watering Can
Students problem-solve a technique to pass pass a one gallon water container around a circle without using any hands or arms and making sure that everyone in the circle has touched the container. After several attempts, they reflect of...
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How the West Was One - Three x Four
While this activity provides a motivating and interesting way to review the concept of the order of operations, it involves the use of software called How the West Was One + Three x Four. There are also other resources that are...
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Evaluate Problem-Solving in the Context of Culture and Time-frame
Students examine literary elements in non-fiction literature. In this problem solving lesson, students read Rosa Parks, My Story and Beyond the Limits. Students make oral presentations based on the causes and effects, conflicts, and...
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What's The Point?
Students solve word problems using the correct math symbols. For this algebra lesson, students use the TI calculator to graph their equation and analyze it. They find the line of regression and use to draw conclusion.
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Grid and Percent It
Students explore percent. In this percent lesson, students investigate how to represent percentages on a hundreds grid. Working independently, students solve mathematical problems involving percentages.
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Part Part Whole
First graders solve number sentences. In this problem solving lesson plan, 1st graders construct addition sentences using a part part whole mat. Students demonstrate problem solving strategies using cubes.
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Ant, Bat, Cat
For this secondary mathematics worksheet, learners determine the solution to a riddle involving an ant, a bat, and a cat and given three statements students must determine which statement is true. The one page worksheet contains...
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Using Negative Numbers
Sixth graders practice using negative numbers by completing number equations. In this math problem solving lesson, 6th graders discuss the different ways negative numbers can be used in a math problem and practice completing...
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Guess and Test/Make a Table
Students explore problem solving strategies. In this middle school mathematics lesson plan, students investigate the guess and test and make a table problem solving strategies. Students work in pairs to apply the problem...
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Problem Solving Strategies Post Test
In this problem solving strategies activity, students answer a set of 10 multiple choice questions. Students may click on a link to see correct answers.
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Finding Mass
Student measure mass to discover how pennies have changed in their composition. In this measurement lesson, 8th graders investigate through an open-ended problem to discover how the US pennies composition changed in the 1980's.
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Apple Logic and Problem Solving
Young scholars examine apple production in the United States. In this interdisciplinary lesson, students use problem solving strategies introduced to solve math problems associated with apple production in the United States. Student...
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Problem Solving: Too Much, Too Little Information
In this too much/too little problem solving worksheet, students complete a set of 5 problems, using a table of information to determine whether too much or too little information is given before solving.
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Prove It!
In this problem solving skills worksheet, students prove that a number is a multiple of 9 if the sum of its digits in 9. Students also respond to 3 short answer questions regarding multiples.
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Working Backwards as a Problem-Solving Strategy
In this problem solving strategy activity, 3rd graders roll a dice three times and record the number in the hundreds, tens and ones place on the chart, then solve an addition and subtraction problem with that number.
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Problem Solving Strategy: Logical Reasoning
In this problem solving strategy activity, students solve 6 math word problems that require them to use logical reasoning skills.
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Strategies for Problem-Solving: Finding Patterns
In this strategies for problem-solving: finding patterns worksheet, 4th graders use a given pattern to answer 3 questions, then determine another pattern to answer 3 more.
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Problem-Solving Strategy
For this problem solving strategy worksheet, students write a series of equations using a scenario given at the top of the page. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
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Division - 4 Digits by 1 Digit Sheet 2
In this division worksheet, students work on division skills by solving nine division problems with remainders.
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Calm in the Classroom
Students explore conflict resolution. In this character development lesson, students decorate paper plates to use as puppets. Students role play scenarios in which classroom problem solving is practiced.
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Justifying Answers
Students demonstrate how to solve word problems. For this problem solving lesson, students use strategies such as drawing pictures, using counters, and making a table to justify how they solved the word problem.