Description
Verb
Analyze
Place in the Hybrid Sequence
- Prepare for Class
- ✔️ In-Class
- After Class
Template
Students can use this group activity to study problem-solving strategies, such as solving a mathematical or statistical problem, or applying principles to a scenario.
- Students start with a [white]board, paper or a collaborative document divided into four sections to help solve a problem:
- Prerequisite knowledge
- Mathematical or problem-solving steps
- Narrative of the steps
- Additional sample problems
- One student fills out section 1.
- Two students simultaneously complete section 2 and 3 on the board.
- Another student complete 4th section.
- Share results with the whole class.
Example
Adapted from The Lesson Study Group at Mills College
A problem: how to determine the area of a L-shape block on a grid.
- List the area equation: Area = length x width
- Students diagram how they solved for area with visual diagrams.
- Students narrate the steps
- Student 1: Split the shape into 2 rectangles
- Student 2: Find the area of a big rectangle and subtract a smaller rectangle
- Student 3 draws for another shape on a grid. Based on previous student work, how would you solve for this shape’s area?
Reference
Boardwork. (n.d.). The Lesson Study Group. Retrieved October 31, 2023, from https://lessonresearch.net/teaching-problem-solving/boardwork/