FARMER PROBLEM SCORING GUIDE - GRADE 6

SCORE

DESCRIPTION

4

Excellent: Solution includes 6 of the 9 criteria below

3

Outstanding: Solution includes 4-5 of the 9 criteria below

2

Very good: Solution includes 3 of the 9 criteria below

1

Keep working: Solution includes fewer than 3 of the 9 criteria below

CRITERIA

  1. The problem statement gives a reasonable summary of the task, mentioning 4 things about the problem.
  2. The investigation section shows more than 1 possible solution
  3. The total number of square feet is 435,600. This uses all the available farm land.
  4. The selected number of sacks of each vegetable is one of the solutions below.
  5. The computations have been done correctly.
  6. The team states a reason for their selection.
  7. The total weight of the seeds is given.
  8. The total weight of the seeds is less than or equal to 1000 pounds
  9. The team noticed that all valid solutions have exactly 1 sack of peas.

VALID SOLUTIONS

corn

soybeans

squash

green beans

peas

weight

0

0

13

0

1

725

0

1

9

2

1

775

0

2

5

4

1

825

0

3

1

6

1

875

1

0

12

1

1

850

1

1

8

3

1

900

1

2

4

5

1

950

1

3

0

7

1

1000

2

0

11

2

1

975