Students work in pairs, if they so choose, to develop creative story problems.
Use of reference materials, including CD-ROM encyclopedias and other programs available on computers. Students incorporate their knowledge of nature and animal life and create word problems which challenge others mathematically. Problem-solving knowledge and skills are utilized in the creation of word problems as well as in the actual process of solving them. Following the theme of this unit on nature, students are given the option to work by themselves or with a partner to develop, create, and write out word problems which will then be solved by their classmates. The teacher facilitates the activity by first conducting a discussion on how to go about the creation of the problems.