PS - Working Backward

Two additional Problem Solving Plan options were presented today. The first option is titled, "Working Backward." The two problems that were given reinforced the concept that to solve these types of problems, one must literally begin at the end, and perform the opposite operations to end at the beginning. Sounds strange, but it works. Then the students were challenged to write their own algebraic expression that could be used to solve the problem from the start.

The second option is titled, "Guess and Check." This is not just random guesses, but rather educated estimations with parameters and then checking against the desired outcome. There is a brief homework assignment due Monday, 9/15/14.
Parents: Ask your child to show you his/her MTN (Math Thinking Notebook).

Students: Show your MTN with Table of Contents and class notes.
Soon, we will move from problem solving options to work on some challenging problem situations and then delve into "Numbers and Operations" and "Functions and Algebra."