Week 15
No POTW this week due to Thanksgiving Break!
Check back next week.
Remember to justify your answer. Explain why you did what you did.
1. Understand the question
2. Plan a strategy
3. Solve it
4. Look back and justify your answer
Remember to justify your answer. Explain why you did what you did.
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Problem Of The Week (P.O.T.W) scoring rubric is as follows
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P.O.T.W. is worth a total of 9 points. It is required to be handed in on
Thursday. It is expected that all students will hand in their work on
time and complete!
0 pts. = Work handed in after Monday afternoon.
6 pts. = Late Work, Sloppy work or "Lack of Effort" work (Friday/Monday)
7 pts. = Minor Flaws – The solution may or may not be correct but your work
and computation shows an understanding of the problem.
8 pts. = Acceptable - The solution is correct. It shows what needs
to be done to solve the problem. Your work and computation
shows an understanding. Labels and pictures are used to show
solution. Work is clear and legible.
9 pts. = Well Done – The solution describes your ideas about the problem.
You clearly explained the steps that were taken to correctly
solve the problem. You show an understanding of the mathematical
reasoning behind your solution. Equations and computations are
accurate, clear, and neat.