Name _____________________ Date ___________Mrs. Labuski & Mrs. Rooney Per __ Problem Solving Method

PROBLEM SOLVING METHOD

UNDERSTANDFacts

Question

PLANStrategy

SOLVE CHECK

METHOD 1 – DRAW A PICTURE:When problems involve objects, distances, or places, you can draw a picture to make the problem easier to understand. You will often be able to use your diagram to solve the problem.

Let’s try one:There are 11 wheels on some tricycles and bicycles. Ho w many of each type are there?

UNDERSTANDFacts

Question

PLANStrategy

SOLVE CHECK

Let’s try another one.

Rita baked some brownies in a rectangular pan. She wants to cut them into 24 squares. How many cuts does she need to make?

UNDERSTANDFacts

Question

PLANStrategy

SOLVE CHECK

Name _____________________ Date ___________Mrs. Labuski & Mrs. Rooney Per __ Draw A Picture HW

Use the four-step problem solving method to solve the following. Draw the Four-Step Square on loose-leaf and be sure to show all your work.

1. Mr. O’Shea is building a fence around his rectangular pool. The pool is 12 feet wide and 24 feet long. He puts a fence post up every 4 feet. How many posts does he need?

2. Elaine is practicing her long jump. On her first try, she jumps 6 feet. On each of her next jumps, she jumps 1 foot farther than the jump before. How far does she jump on her fifth try?

3. James has been bouncing a golf ball and he has found out that if you drop (not throw) a golf ball on the pavement, it will bounce back one half the distance from which it was dropped. He dropped it from his bedroom window on the second floor which was 16 feet up from the driveway. How far did it bounce for the fourth time?

4. Antelope Hill, Buffalo corner, Coyote Canyon, and Dry Gulch lie along a straight road in the order names. The distance from Antelope Hill to Dry Gulch is 100 miles. The distance from Buffalo Corner to Coyote Canyon is 30 miles. The distance from Buffalo Corner to Dry Gulch is 60 miles. How far is it from Antelope Hill to Buffalo Corner?

Name _____________________ Date ___________Mrs. Labuski & Mrs. Rooney Per __ Problem Solving Method

PROBLEM SOLVING METHOD

UNDERSTANDFacts

Identify the important information

List what information you need

Question What are you asked to

find?

PLANStrategy

What strategy can you use to solve this problem?

SOLVE

Follow your plan to solve the question.

Show all your work

CHECK Have you answered the

question? Is your answer

reasonable? Check your work.

METHOD 1 – DRAW A PICTURE:When problems involve objects, distances, or places, you can draw a picture to make the problem easier to understand. You will often be able to use your diagram to solve the problem.

Let’s try one:

There are 11 wheels on some tricycles and bicycles. Ho w many of each type are there?

UNDERSTANDFacts

11 wheels total Bicycles (2 wheels) Tricycles (3 wheels)

QuestionHow many of each type are there?

PLANStrategy

Draw a Picture

SOLVE

2 wheels

3 wheels

3 wheels

3 wheelsThere are 3 tricycles and 1 bicycle.

CHECK 2 + 3 + 3 + 3 answers the question

Let’s try another one.Rita baked some brownies in a rectangular pan. She wants to cut them into 24 squares. How many cuts does she need to make?

UNDERSTANDFacts

Rectangular pan 24 squares

QuestionHow many cuts does she need to make?

PLANStrategy

Draw a Picture

SOLVE

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CHECK

Name _____________________ Date ___________Mrs. Labuski & Mrs. Rooney Per __ Draw A Picture HW

Use the four-step problem solving method to solve the following. Draw the Four-Step Square on loose-leaf and be sure to show all your work.

1.Mr. O’Shea is building a fence around his rectangular pool. The pool is 12 feet wide and 24 feet long. He puts a fence post up every 4 feet. How many posts does he need?

2.Elaine is practicing her long jump. On her first try, she jumps 6 feet. On each of her next jumps, she jumps 1 foot farther than the jump before. How far does she jump on her fifth try?

3.James has been bouncing a golf ball and he has found out that if you drop (not throw) a golf ball on the pavement, it will bounce back one half the distance from which it was dropped. He dropped it from his bedroom window on the second floor which was 16 feet up from the driveway. How far did it bounce for the fourth time?

4.Antelope Hill, Buffalo corner, Coyote Canyon, and Dry Gulch lie along a straight road in the order names. The distance from Antelope Hill to Dry Gulch is 100 miles. The distance from Buffalo Corner to Coyote Canyon is 30 miles. The distance from Buffalo Corner to Dry Gulch is 60 miles. How far is it from Antelope Hill to Buffalo Corner?

Question 1

UNDERSTANDFacts

QuestionHow many posts does he need?

PLANStrategy

Draw a Picture

SOLVE CHECK

Question 2

UNDERSTANDFacts

QuestionHow far does she jump on her fifth try?

PLANStrategy

Draw a Picture

SOLVE CHECK

Question 3

UNDERSTANDFacts

QuestionHow far did it bounce for the fourth time?

PLANStrategy

Draw a Picture

SOLVE CHECK

Question 4

UNDERSTANDFacts

QuestionHow far is it from Antelope Hill to Buffalo Corner?

PLANStrategy

Draw a Picture

SOLVE CHECK