Grade
Curricular Competency Group
Curricular Competency
Apply flexible and strategic approaches to solve problems
Elaboration
- deciding which mathematical tools to use to solve a problem
- choosing an appropriate strategy to solve a problem (e.g., guess and check, model, solve a simpler problem, use a chart, use diagrams, role-play)
- interpret a situation to identify a problem
- apply mathematics to solve the problem
- analyze and evaluate the solution in terms of the initial context
- repeat this cycle until a solution makes sense
keywords
flexible and strategic approaches
solve problems