Algebra 1/1X
Activity- Eric the Sheep
Name:____________________________________
Date:_____________________________________
Objective:
To be able to use “multiple representation” to solve a real-world word problem.
It's a hot summer day, and Eric the Sheep is at the end of a line of sheep waiting to be shorn. There are 50 sheep
in front of him. Being an impatient sort of sheep, though, every time the shearer takes a sheep from the front of
the line to be shorn, Eric sneaks up two places in line. If there are 50 sheep, how many sheep will be shorn
before Eric arrives at the front of the line? For an online applet:
http://www.learner.org/courses/learningmath/algebra/session1/part_b/index.html
The 10 Strategies to Solving Word Problems
1.
Organize information (picture, pattern, chart/graph, sort data)
2.
Use manipulatives
3.
Estimate
4.
Similar problem (change and use smaller #s)
5.
Translate into equation
6.
Use a formula
7.
Apply rule or definition
8.
Work backwards
9.
Form a ratio or proportion
10.
Guess and check