Think Stations

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Think Stations

• Student generated problem-solving scenarios
• Created by
• Anitra Peacock Kristin Wheeler
• Truman Elementary

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Directions

• You will be put in a pair/group to create a real
  world math presentation.
• Each group will provide a PowerPoint presentation
  containing buttons, transition, sounds,
  backgrounds, and text.

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Problem-Solving

• How do you solve problems?

Understand the Problem
Look Back
Plan a Solution
Solve the Problem
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Understand the Problem

• Read the problem.
• Pick out the important information.
• Decide on what you are being asked to solve.
• Choose a method to solve the problem that works
  best for you.

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Plan a Solution

• GUESS AND CHECK
• DRAW A PICTURE
• ACT IT OUT
• SOLVE AN EASIER PROBLEM
• LOOK FOR A PATTERN
• MAKE A TABLE
• WORK BACKWARDS
• MAKE AN ORGANIZED LIST
• USE LOGICAL REASONING

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Solve the Problem

• Once you have your method/plan, solve your
  problem.
• Be careful to follow all steps.
• Make sure you use the information presented in
  the problem.

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Look Back

• Make sure that the solution makes sense.
• Use fact families to help check your solutions.
• Make sure that your computation is correct (work
  backwards).

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Creating Your Slides

• Use six cards (title, problem, three
  problem-solving methods, solution).
• Incorporate graphics, buttons, backgrounds, text,
  animations, and slide transitions.
• Make sure to save often.
• Make sure you run through your presentation at
  the end to make sure that there are no mistakes.
• Follow all guidelines on the grading rubric.

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Sample Card

• How can you make 63 using only six bills, and
  without any 1?

Draw it Out
Solution
Guess and Check
Make an Organized List
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Draw it Out

• Our group thought that draw it out was a good
  method.
• First you would need to draw out different
  combinations of bills to reach 63.
• Keep trying until you reach six bills totaling
  63 (no 1s).

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Guess and Check

• This is another method that we thought worked
  well.
• For this method, we took paper and pencil and
  plugged in different combinations of money
  amounts until we found the correct answer.

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Make an Organized List

• We thought this method was helpful because we
  could see money amounts on a list (see below).
• 1 2 5 10 20 50 Total
• X 1 2 4 0 0
  52
• X 0 4 0 2 0 40
• X 2 1 2 0 1
  79

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Solution

• The answer is...

1-50, 1-5, 4-2
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Teacher Tools

• PowerPoint Tips
• Think Packet (print out for assessment)
• Lesson Plan
• Goals and Objectives
• Instruction
• Scope and Sequence checklist
• Grading Rubric
• Give a kid a fish and he will eat for a day
  teach a kid how to fish and he will learn to eat
  for a lifetime.

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Creating Buttons

• Steps
• Slide Show
• Action Buttons
• Select button
• Draw location of button
• Add text
• Highlight text
• Earth Link
• Second Browse button
• Choose card to link to
• Click OK when done

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Adding Graphics

• One choice is to use clip art from PowerPoint.
• Another Choice is to use images from a digital
  camera.
• People who choose to use images from a digital
  camera will receive the highest points on the
  rubric.

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