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  1. Rich Tasks

    Rich Tasks. Every student deserves to have the opportunity to problem-solve and engage in genuine mathematical thinking. Rich tasks are designed to make these rich learning experiences possible. We've written these tasks to launch quickly, engage students, and promote the habits of mind mathematicians need: perseverance & pattern-seeking ...

  2. Free Math Worksheets

    Khan Academy's 100,000+ free practice questions give instant feedback, don't need to be graded, and don't require a printer. Math Worksheets. Khan Academy. Math worksheets take forever to hunt down across the internet. Khan Academy is your one-stop-shop for practice from arithmetic to calculus. Math worksheets can vary in quality from ...

  3. Problem Solving Activities: 7 Strategies

    These math tasks were created with math modeling in mind- students are presented with a scenario and then given clues and hints to help them solve the problem. There are several sites where you can find these awesome math tasks, including Dan Meyer's Three-Act Math Tasks and Graham Fletcher's 3-Acts Lessons .

  4. Getting Started with Solving Rich Tasks

    In summary, it is always helpful to bear in mind these problem solving tips. 1) Don't be afraid to experiment: try a few special case numbers to get a feel for the situation. 2) Don't be afraid to provide a partial solution to a problem. Many rich tasks are 'open': there is sometimes not necessarily a set, final answer.

  5. Multiplication and Division KS2

    The NRICH Project aims to enrich the mathematical experiences of all learners. To support this aim, members of the NRICH team work in a wide range of capacities, including providing professional development for teachers wishing to embed rich mathematical tasks into everyday classroom practice.

  6. Home

    Enriching mathematics for all learners. We offer curriculum-linked resources for students aged 3-18, designed to nurture curious, resourceful and confident learners of school mathematics. All of our resources are free to use by everyone. We are based in the Faculty of Mathematics at the University of Cambridge. play_circle. Turn on sound.

  7. Short problems for Starters, Homework and Assessment

    We have chosen these problems because they are ideal for consolidating and assessing subject knowledge, mathematical thinking and problem-solving skills. You may wish to use these as lesson starters, homework tasks, or as part of internal assessment exercises. Longer NRICH problems can be found on the Secondary Curriculum page.

  8. Problem-Solving Strategies

    There are many different ways to solve a math problem, and equipping students with problem-solving strategies is just as important as teaching computation and algorithms. Problem-solving strategies help students visualize the problem or present the given information in a way that can lead them to the solution. Solving word problems using …</p>

  9. Open Middle

    CHALLENGING MATH PROBLEMS WORTH SOLVING DOWNLOAD OUR FAVORITE PROBLEMS FROM EVERY GRADE LEVEL Get Our Favorite Problems Take The Online Workshop WANT GOOGLE SLIDE VERSIONS OF ALL PROBLEMS? HERE'S OUR GROWING COLLECTION Get Google Slide Versions WANT TO SHARE OPEN MIDDLE WITH OTHERS? CHECK OUT THESE FREE WEBINARS TO HELP TEACHERS RETHINK CLASSWORK Elementary Version

  10. Math Performance Tasks

    K-12 Math. For 30 years, Exemplars has designed authentic performance tasks in mathematics that help educators teach and assess problem-solving skills. Our engaging material helps students become capable, confident problem solvers — with the critical thinking, reasoning, and communication skills they need to master 21st century challenges.

  11. Authentic tasks

    Authentic tasks. Authentic tasks are designed to help students see mathematics as worthwhile and important. When students understand the purpose of a given problem in mathematics, they are more likely to persist when challenged. Authentic tasks generally have an 'open middle' which means that students can use different representations and ...

  12. Teaching Problem Solving in Math

    Then, I provided them with the "keys to success.". Step 1 - Understand the Problem. To help students understand the problem, I provided them with sample problems, and together we did five important things: read the problem carefully. restated the problem in our own words. crossed out unimportant information.

  13. Problem-Based Tasks in Math

    Problem-Based Tasks Require Studentsto Apply Their Knowledge in New Contexts. Problem-based tasks are math lessons built around a single, compelling problem. The problems are truly "problematic" for students — that is, they do not offer an immediate solution. The problems provide an opportunity for students to build conceptual understanding.

  14. 9 Fun And Engaging Math Problem Solving Activities Your Students Will

    Here is a list of 9 different ways to do problem-solving tasks. And I even gave some educational materials that you can grab if you are interested to use them in your class. Online Word Problems Practice. Short Video. Non-Routine Word Problems. Hands-On Math Problem Solving Activities. Math Puzzles.

  15. 3 Problem-Solving Math Activities

    3 Problem-Solving Math Activities 1) Toothpick Puzzles. Toothpick puzzles (also referred to as matchstick puzzles) provide students a visualization challenge by applying their knowledge of basic geometric shapes and orientations. The only supplies you need are a box of toothpicks, a workspace, and a puzzle to solve. The goal is for students to ...

  16. 6-8 First Week Problem Solving Tasks

    First Week Problem Solving Tasks. The Instructional Frameworks at each grade level recommend spending the first week of school doing general, high cognitive demand tasks with students in order to establish strong communication practices (SMP 3). Students can be enculturated into the discourse, listening and writing practices essential for ...

  17. Engaging & Rich Math Tasks to Reach Every Student

    This could be as simple as a word problem from the next section of your fraction unit. It could be a visual math task or puzzle. It could be a more involved, ongoing project that allows kids to use and apply what they know and build on it over time. It could simply be a question that forces your kids to think, such as "Which is greater, 2/4 ...

  18. 5 Teaching Mathematics Through Problem Solving

    Teaching about problem solving begins with suggested strategies to solve a problem. For example, "draw a picture," "make a table," etc. You may see posters in teachers' classrooms of the "Problem Solving Method" such as: 1) Read the problem, 2) Devise a plan, 3) Solve the problem, and 4) Check your work. There is little or no ...

  19. Rich Problems

    Rich problems usually have one or more of the following characteristics: Several correct answers. For example, "Find four numbers whose sum is 20.". A single answer but with many pathways to a solution. For example, "There are 10 animals in the barnyard, some chickens, some pigs. Altogether there are 24 legs.

  20. Real World Math Problems

    Hour Glass Multiples. In this 3-Act Task students will be presented with a puzzling video of 3 "hour glass" sand timers. Students will solve a brain-teaser like problem while ultimately learning about common multiples and the least common multiple (LCM). Access Task ». Modelling Data.

  21. Free Maths Rich Tasks on Mr Barton Maths

    Task 2 - The Factors and Multiples Game. Brief Description: Students play a strategic game on a 1-100 number grid, crossing off factors and multiples. Potential Skills Involved: Arithmetic, Factors, Multiples, Primes, Proof. Task 3 - Choose 3 Numbers. Brief Description: Students try to guess each other's starting numbers by working backwards ...

  22. 5 Ways to Include Math Problem Solving Activities in Your Classroom

    Open-ended math problem solving tasks: promote multiple solution paths and/or multiple solutions. boost critical thinking and math reasoning skills. increase opportunities for developing perseverance. provide opportunities to justify answer choices. strengthen kids written and oral communication skills.

  23. PDF Non-Curriculuar Problem-Solving Tasks

    SOURCE: BCAMT WEEKLY MATH TASKS. TOASTER. SETUP: Three slices of bread are to be toasted under a grill. The grill can hold two slices at once, but only one side is toasted at a time. It takes 30 seconds to toast one side of a piece of bread, 5 seconds to put a piece in or take a piece out and 3 seconds to turn a piece over.

  24. Rich Mathematical Tasks

    Introduction. Rich mathematical tasks engage students in sense-making through deeper learning that require high levels of thinking, reasoning, and problem solving. The VDOE Rich Mathematical Task Committee, composed of mathematics teacher leaders from across the Commonwealth, created mathematically rich tasks aligned to the 2016 Mathematics ...

  25. The Problem-solving Classroom

    The Problem-solving Classroom. This article forms part of our Problem-solving Classroom Feature, exploring how to create a space in which mathematical problem solving can flourish. At NRICH, we believe that there are four main aspects to consider: • Highlighting key problem-solving skills. • Examining the teacher's role.

  26. Problem Solving, Using and Applying and Functional Mathematics

    During problem solving, solvers need to communicate their mathematics for example by: discussing their work and explaining their reasoning using a range of mathematical language and notation. using a variety of strategies and diagrams for establishing algebraic or graphical representations of a problem and its solution.

  27. InfinityMath: A Scalable Instruction Tuning Dataset for Programmatic

    One primary driver for artificial intelligence research in mathematical reasoning is that it may further increase model understanding and problem-solving abilities on complex mathematical problems. Applications such as these can be very important in education, finance, and technology—fields dependent on the accuracy of solutions and the speed at which problems are solved.