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Problem Solving Activity Types
There are many Activity Types that provide students with an opportunity to use problem solving strategies and skills. These take many forms, such as formal Problem-Based Learning activities that utilize research and data analysis to suggest possible solutions to a problem, activities that use concept mapping techniques to organize and visualize data, or activities that require the learner to use mathematical processes to find solutions to problems.
Specific activities that involve at least one form of problem solving include the following:
| Activity Types |
| Roundhouse Diagrams |
| Venn Diagrams |
| Family Tree Diagrams |
| Fishbone Maps |
| Chain of Event Maps |
| Spider Maps |
| Simulations |
| Tesselations |
| Meter Math |
| Candy Math |
| Doggy Math |
| WebQuests |
| WebInquiries |