PROBLEM SOLVING STRATEGIES Make an organized

list Make a picture

or diagram Use or look for a

pattern

Use or make a table Brainstorm Guess and check

Work backwards Make it simpler Act out or use objects

“Algebra” may not be used as a strategy. ALL submitted work must be in your writing or typed on a computer.

You must be able to explain all work on your POW.

I. STATEMENT (5 points) – RESTATE the problem in your own words providing enough details to solve the problem.

II. PROCEDURE (15 points)a. Solve the problem, then EXPLAIN step by step how you found the solution. Provide DETAILS!!!

b. Show ALL your work, steps, drawings or tables.

c. Name the main strategy that you used to solve this POW. WHY? Name one strategy that would not work to solve this POW. WHY?

III. CONCLUSION (5 points) a. What is your answer?

b. Could there be other CORRECT answers to this exact same problem?

c. What did you learn OR what did this problem reinforce that was MATH RELATED?

Remember, the main idea behind these problems is to be able to explain the process involved in problem solving,

not only to get a “correct answer.”

Fully explainedExcellent details

6

Well explainedMost details

5

Some explanationand details

4

Lack of explanation/details

0 1 2 3All work shownEasily understood

5

Work shownMostly understood

4

Some workshown/understood

3

Lack of shown work

0 1 2Two strategies,Two “Why’s”

4

Three of fourcorrect answers

3

Two of fourcorrect answers

2

No explanations/0 or 1 strategy

0 1

Please attach all scratch work to your final copy. All work should be on another sheet of paper. Always write in COMPLETE sentences!

POW #TOTAL

Percent

Correct

3Almost correct

2Incorrect answer

1No answer

0 10

Learning demonstrated 1 No proof of mathematical gain 0

All details

5Most details

4Lack of/wrong details

1 2 3No statement

0

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B4

Mr. Mangham decides to go eat at Wendy’s. He orders his favorite, the Classic Single Hamburger. Dan, the server, asks what items Mr. Mangham would like on his hamburger. His only choices are: ketchup, mustard, mayonnaise and lettuce. Mr. Mangham decides to quiz Dan on his math skills: “Exactly how many total different ways can I order my hamburger using these toppings?” Assuming Dan does his math correctly, what is his answer to Mr. Mangham’s question?