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Develop An Lower Secondary Problem Solving Tasks That Develop Higher Order
Thinking
TASK 2
Ali and Raju are Orange seller. On early of the day Raju has only 40% of the total
number of oranges that Ali having in his stall. On the day Ali sales is so good until he
sell 57 orange and Raju did not manage to sell any of the oranges. At the end of the day
both has the same number of oranges. What are the total numbers of oranges with both
of them?
1. TEACHERS GUIDE
Steps
Teachers Guide
Students task
Step 1
question.
Step 2
Step 3
Step 4
groups.
Step 5
Step 6
Step 7
the teacher
Step 8
Step 9
Yes
No
knowledge
It is an interesting and enjoyable way to learn mathematics
understanding
It produces positive attitudes towards mathematics
number of the oranges that sold. Students will find out that this is an interesting and
enjoyable question because this question is something that students can play with it.
They also can try act in classroom as Ali and Raju. They also will play by asking the
questions with their other friends or siblings.
This question will produce positive attitude towards mathematics. This question
will create interest on the students to learn a chapter. It makes the students as a junior
research mathematician. They will think deeply to find out the methods to be used and
the answer. This problem teaches the general problem solving skills. Many strategies
and techniques will be used to solve the problem for example the Polyas four stages.It
encourages cooperative skills. Students will discuss among themselves when they
divided the group and find the answer. They can solve easily if many brains are working
instead of 1.
This question is a useful way to practice mathematical skills. It will be easy for
the teacher to teach the topic range once students can solve the question in their own.
To solve this question it requires higher level thinking. Students will be think in several
ways to answer the question. Once they read the question it will be easy for them to
solve it but once they started to do it they will think deeply to solve it. The question can
be approached by students in have multiple ways using different solution strategies.
The problem connects to real life situation. Here students will see the connections
between mathematics and real life situation.
3 B) Propose several strategies students might use to solve the problems and
show how these strategies might be used.
1ST STRATEGY
Early of the day
Raju = 40%
Ali
= 100%
= 40%
Raju sold
=0
Ali sold
= 60% = 57 oranges
2ND STRATEGY
All are same as above only the last part is different.
Early of the day
Raju = 40%
Ali
= 100%
= 40%
Raju sold
=0
Ali sold
= 60% = 57 oranges
3RD STRATEGY
By reading the question students can understand that the 57 oranges that they sold is
60 %.
60% = 57 oranges
So by dividing they will get
1% = 0.95 oranges
100% = 95 oranges
95 57 = 38 oranges
38 + 38 = 76 oranges
4th STRATEGY
Early of the day
Raju = 0.4x
Ali
= 1x
= 57
0.6x
= 57
= 95
Ali
= 95 -57 = 38 oranges
38 + 38
=76 oranges
= 100%
= 40%
Raju sold
=0
Ali sold
= 60% = 57 oranges
This is because it will be easy for a teacher to show and teach the concept ratio
after give the problem solving task. In the solution students are using ratio before they
learn about it but they just cannot name the concept. By solving this question and
learned the new term ratio students will understand the concept of ratio and it will be
easy for them to solve real life problems when it is involving ratio. Other strategy is also
connected with ratio but here we can clearly see the concept.
When students can see the percentage connection between Ali and Raju and
they write it in word form teacher can ask the students to change it to number form that
is
Ali
Raju
100% :
40%
Raju
Raju
40% :
40%
Ali
Raju
To see the connection between the early of the day and end of the day the ratio can be
times by 2
Ali
Raju
So the difference now is only with Ali that is from 5 reduce to 2 and the 3 it is connected
to the sold oranges that is 57 oranges. Lets say that there are 3 boxes different and all
the 3 boxes we sold has 57 oranges.
57 3 box = 19 in each box
19 x 2box = 38
Raju and Ali has 38 oranges each at the end. So all together is 76 oranges.
This question will be more challenging to the students and students also will be
interested to do this question. It is challenging because it involves 2 fruits which is apple
and oranges where earlier it only involves oranges. This question is more to find out the
ratio where the early question is just the basic to understand what is ratio from what
they find out. This question will be more challenging. Here students can understand that
ratio is related to fractions.