In this lesson you will make and test conjecture,
draw conclusions and support them, as well as evaluate
procedures and results.
Vocabulary:
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conclude
conclusion
example
predict
prove
represent
representation
support
verify
Tips to Remember:
When
Testing a Solution or Evaluating Procedures
Follow your problem solving tips to solve the
problem on your own. Once you solve the problem
you are able to compare and evaluate the solution.
Use these steps to help prove your solution.
Understand
the situation and the problem. What is
the problem asking you? Look for key words
and know what they mean.
Analyze
the data. Look
at the information you are given to help
solve the problem. What facts have you
been given to solve the problem?
Plan
how you may be able to solve the problem. What
strategy can you use to help solve the problem? Guess
and check? Make a table or chart?
Draw a picture? Others can be found within this course.
Estimate
the answer. Making
a good educated guess or estimate of what
the answer could be will help
keep you
focused on arriving at the correct
answer.
Solve
the problem. Using
your plan from step 3 work through the
problem and arrive at your
solution
to the
problem.
Examine
the answer. Check
to see if you answered the question.
