General Information

  Project Overview

Grade 7 students will research problem solving strategies using curriculum resources, print materials and the Internet. From their research, they will write a booklet outlining problem solving strategies for primary and elementary students. As well, they will include 50-100 problems for students to solve.

  Curriculum Connections

Language Arts

- reading
- composing/writing
- evaluating materials
- oral presentations

Mathematics

- problem solving (both routine and non-routine problems)

Technology

- keyboarding
- using a computer network
- using the Internet
- word processing to produce a written document

Resource-based learning

- researching problem solving skills

Co-operative learning

- working successfully in groups to produce a document

General

- meeting deadlines

- taking ownership of a project from beginning to completion

  Goals

Students will use their knowledge to research problems and problem solving strategies. This will be done in a co-operative learning setting. Students will also use their knowledge of Language Arts to produce a problem solving booklet. After the booklet is written, they will have their work used by students in various classes.

Specifically, the goals are:

- work co-operatively
- research problem solving strategies
- use computers to produce a problem solving booklet
- use the writing process to produce a written product
- conduct research using print and non-print resources
- evaluate curriculum resources
- use the Internet to conduct research
- work to meet a deadline
- test a product with an actual group of students
- develop good oral communication skills
- evaluate a post-teaching product
- develop interpersonal skills

  Evaluation

- observations as the project develops
- written product
- efficient use of time
- co-operative learning