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Part I The Model Approach

Unit 1 Addition And Subtraction I - Review

1.1 Part-Whole Model ..........................................................................4

1.2 One-Step Routine Word Problems

- Equal Concept I, II, III ................................................................6

1.3 Comparison Model ....................................................................... 10

1.4 One-Step Routine Word Problems

- Comparison Concept I, II / Difference Concept ............................ 12

Unit 2 Addition And Subtraction II

2.1 Two-Step Word Problems.............................................................. 16

Unit 3 Multiplication

3.1 Model Drawing Involving Multiplication .......................................... 23

3.2 One-Step Routine Word Problems

- Repeated-Addition Concept / Multiple Concept I, II ...................... 25

3.3 Two-Step Word Problems.............................................................. 29

Unit 4 Division

4.1 Model Drawing Involving Division .................................................. 35

4.2 One-Step Routine Word Problems

- Sharing Concept / Grouping Concept / Multiple Concept I, II ........ 37

4.3 Two-Step Word Problems.............................................................. 42

PROCESS SKILLS IN PROBLEM SOLVING (L3)

CONTENTS

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*More challenging problems especially for advanced pupils.

Unit 5 Four Operations

5.1 *Challenging Word Problems I (Difference-Multiple Concept) ........... 48

5.2 *Challenging Word Problems II (Making-A-Whole Concept).............. 53

5.3 *Challenging Word Problems III (Before-After Concept)................... 57

5.4 *Challenging Word Problems IV (Internal-Transfer Concept) ............ 63

Part II The Heuristic Approach

Unit 6 Act It Out ............................................................................................ 69

Unit 7 Look For Pattern I ................................................................................ 72

Unit 8 Look For Pattern II ............................................................................... 75

Unit 9 Work Backwards .................................................................................. 78

Unit 10 Draw A Diagram .................................................................................. 81

Unit 11 Restate The Problem I (Whole Numbers)................................................ 84

Unit 12 Restate The Problem II (Fractions) ........................................................ 87

Unit 13 *Restate The Problem III (Area And Perimeter) ...................................... 90

Unit 14 *Make A Supposition ............................................................................ 93

Unit 15 *Combined Strategies........................................................................... 96

Answer Key & Detailed Solutions .....................................................................99

Parents’ Workshop Support ........................................................................... 119

FAN-Math New Publications........................................................................... 120

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23 Process Skills In Problem Solving Model Approach

Multiplication

Study the model diagrams. What are the missing numbers?

4 x 10 = 40

The missing number is 40.

a. 1 unit --- 25

4 units --- 4 x 25 = 100

b. 6 units --- 6 x 25 = 150

The missing numbers are 100 and 150.

Example 2

3.1 Model Drawing Involving Multiplication

14

?

1 unit --- 14

3 units --- 3 x 14 = 42

The missing number is 42.

Example 3

The unknown bar consists of 3

equal groups of 14.

a. The unknown difference

consists of 4 equal groups of 25.

b. The unknown total consists of

6 equal groups of 25.

To find the whole of equal groups,

we multiply.

Unit 3

Example 1 Thinking Mathematically

?

10

25

b?

a?

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