Keeping the Meaning in Mathematics: The Craft of Word Problems

CONTENTS OF CURRICULUM UNIT 07.06.02

  1. Unit Guide
  1. Overview
  2. Rationale
  3. The Problem with Word Problems
  4. Asking Questions
  5. Making Connections
  6. Visualization
  7. Inferring and Predicting
  8. Determining Importance
  9. Synthesizing
  10. Lessons
  11. Notes
  12. Appendix A
  13. Appendix B
  14. Appendix C
  15. Appendix D
  16. Bibliography

Crafting Word Problems Even a Child Can Do

Huwerl Thornton

Published September 2007

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Appendix B

Read the following story. Decide what problem-solving question YOU would come up with, based on the details within the story. Your question has to make sense and be solvable.

1. Mrs. Howe's daughter is coming home from Yale University tomorrow. Mrs. Howe is so glad that she bursts into tears at the very thought of it! Every day for a whole week, she used 6 tissues per day. The tissue box had 50 tissues in it.

(Create your question:) ____________________________________________________

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Explain WHY you think this is a good question for this story.

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Solve your own problem: _________________________________________________

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Show your work here.

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