WASHINGTON STATE MATHEMATICS COUNCIL 2000 MIDDLE SCHOOL MATH OLYMPIAD Session I SIXTH GRADE PROBLEM SOLVING

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Show us your work. The people who read your paper are looking for: RIGHT ANSWER: . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . UNDERSTANDING: Do you understand what the problem is asking? What did you notice about patterns? How did that help you solve the problem? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . STRATEGY: What is your strategy for solving the problem (e.g., table, list, etc.)? Is your strategy valid? Is it carried out completely? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . COMMUNICATION: Is your reasoning about the problem and about your strategies clearly communicated -- using words, pictures, tables, symbols? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . REASONABLENESS: How did you check that your answer was reasonable? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Low High 0 2 3 4 0 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 0 1 2 3 4 0 2 4