Crafting Word Problems- Performance Assessment

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Objective

SWABT design word problems for each operation by using key words and important information.

Big Idea

If students can write a word problem, they can break a word problem apart to make it easier to solve.

Lesson Author

Sarah Maffei

, TX

Grade Level

Third grade

Subjects

Math

Number Sense and Operations

Operations

Standards

3.OA.A.3

Use multiplication and division within 100 to solve word problems in situations involving equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities, e.g., by using drawings and equations with a symbol for the unknown number to represent the problem.

3.OA.D.8

Solve two-step word problems using the four operations. Represent these problems using equations with a letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.

MP1

Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.

MP4

Model with mathematics.

Intro

5 minutes

Today we are going to have a chance to design “super star” problems. I want you to think about what might make a “super star” problem.

We talk about multi-step problems, distracting or extra information, and how problems involving 2 or more operations might give us trouble and how we can overcome that.

Assessment

40 minutes

Why I Chose a Performance Task

Students return to their seats and design a “super star” problem for each operation. Each problem must have 2 of these 3 requirements:

-2 step problem

-2 or more operations

-extra information

After students finish each problem they show the steps for solving it, with an explanation for who they chose this problem and why they think it is a “super star” problem.

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