MATH STRAND II
PROBLEM-SOLVING STRATEGIES
3. Select appropriate notation and methods for symbolizing a problem situation, translate real-life situations Into conventional symbols of mathematics, and represent operations using models, conventional symbols, and words.
This outcome emphasizes communicating mathematically and applying mathematics productively. Students need to be able to represent problem-solving situations using appropriate pictures, graphs, number phrases or sentences, mathematical symbols, and words. Problem situations or operations are often presented in worded format.
4. Identify needed information to solve a problem.
Students should examine problems presented to determine whether sufficient information has been given, what information has been included that is not needed, and what additional information may be needed. Problems are often in worded format and may be accompanied by an illustration, table, or chart.
5. Explain or illustrate whether a solution is correct.
This outcome focuses on determining whether a solution is correct and explaining why or why not a given solution is correct. Students may justify their solutions, thinking process, and conjectures in a variety of ways: pictures, graphs, number phrases or sentences, and/or words.
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