1. Problem Solving
Susie 

2. Read

3. Think

4. Solve

5. Check

6. Justify

7. What is the question to be answered?
Rewrite the question in your own words
Break the task down into smaller parts.

8. What are the given facts? What are the key words?
What do you need to find out?
Can you predict an answer?

9. Can you draw a picture of it? Can you put the information in a table?
Can you ‘model’ the problem?
Can you show it using algebra?

10. Work backwards – try ‘undoing’
Make a list
Work backwards – try ‘undoing’
Would a chart or graph help?

11. Have you completed all the steps? Have you answered question fully?
Have you included all the facts?
Does you answer make sense?

12. Explain why you made your choices
Describe what you did
Explain why you made your choices
Write your answer out fully
Remember CaPPS!