Graphs are everywhere!

We are currently studying different graphs in our math unit.

We have talked about bar graphs, line graphs, circle (pie) graphs, and pictographs.

Have you seen any graphs in the real world?  Tell me where you saw one by leaving a comment!

Worried About Word Problems??

For the past few days in Math Class, we have been discussing word problems. We have talked about how you need to carefully read each problem, looking for those key words that helps us know what to do in order to solve. We have to look at all the numbers in the problems and decide what information is needed and what information is not needed. Then we have to decide what strategy we need to use to solve the problem:

• Guess and Check
• Draw a picture
• Make a chart
• Work Backwards
• Multi-Step

This week we have solved problems in groups, as well as for homework and classwork. Some problems have been open-ended. Some problems have been multiple-choice.

Now I would like to know....what worries you about word problems? Let me know, so I can know better how to help you in class.