PROBLEM SOLVING Year 7

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PROBLEM SOLVINGYear 7

• Guess and Check (G)
• Act it Out (A)
• Draw a Picture (P)

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Learning Outcomes

• I can
• make estimates about expected solutions for
  problems
• use guess and check to solve problems
• use draw a picture to help solve problems
• use act it out to help solve problems
• choose a strategy to solve any problem and
  explain why that strategy is useful.

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Main Concept of Problem Solving

• Method (Strategy) Answer Solution

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The Four Stages of Problem Solving

1. Find OutTo understand and explore the problem.
2. Choose a StrategyFrom the ten main ones.
3. Solve itUse the strategy to solve the problem.
4. Look Back (Double Check)Make sure the answer
   works by re-reading the question and replacing
   the unknown