Problem Solving Activities

Use addition with negative numbers

Know the idea of, and be able to construct, magic squares

Devise and use problem solving strategies to explore situations mathematically (be systematic).

Use addition with fractions;

Know the idea of, and be able to construct, magic squares.

Devise and use problem solving strategies to explore situations mathematically (be systematic).

Use their mathematical knowledge to invent problems

Solve other students' problems.

Perform calculations with negative fractions.

Devise and use problem solving strategies mathematically. This problem uses be systematic and draw a picture strategy.

Handle smaller and smaller fractions.

Devise and use problem solving strategies to explore situations mathematically (make a drawing, use equipment).

Multiply large numbers by 8

Find and describe patterns in numbers

Find a percentage of a quantity

Devise and use problem solving strategies (be systematic, work logically)

Solve problems involving fractions and percentages

Devise and use problem solving strategies (guess and check, be systematic, look for a pattern, make a table)

Explain a meaning of a million

Make sensible estimates of numbers using powers of 10 up to a million.

Multiply and divide with numbers up to a million (using a calculator)

Find a percentage of a given quantity

Use Venn diagrams to represent intersecting sets.

Devise and use problem solving strategies (draw a diagram)