E
What does this "E" stand for?
Explore
What does this "P" stand for?
Plan
What does this "S" stand for?
Solve
What does this second "S" stand for?
Evaluate
Double, of, Product and Triple are all key words for which operation?
Multiplication
True or False? This is where you estimate your answer.
False
True of False? You use your solution to write your plan.
False
True of False? Using your Plan to solve the problem will always result in a correct answer.
False
True of False? It is OK if your answer does not fit the facts of the problem.
False
All together, and, combined and sum are all key words for which operation?
Addition
This is where you find the ______ of the problem.
Facts
True of False? It is OK to use "number words" in your plan.
False
True or False? If you follow your Plan to find your answer, but your Plan is wrong, your answer will still be correct because you are using a calculator.
False
True of False? Your answer should always equal your estimate.
False
Difference, fewer, reduce and take away are all key words for which operation?
Subtraction
The ________ will tell you what you are being asked to find out.
Question
You use _______ skills and __________ math to formulate your estimate.
Rounding ; Mental
True of False? Never ever circle your final answer.
False
Your answer should make _________.
sense
Cut up, equal sharing, how many times more, quotient of are all key words of which operation?
Division
True of False? Sometimes there is useless information in the problem that is there to confuse you.
True
What is the main benefit of estimating your answer?
To see if it is close to your answer. If it is, you have a better chance of having the correct answer.
In "real world" problems, you should always _______ your final answer.
Label
True or False? If any of the answers to the three questions in this section are "No", you should start the whole process over.
True
True of False? Ain't nobody got time for any of this because we are using calculators this year.
If you answered True, I like your sense of humor.
If you answered False, I like your sense of responsibility.