Problem Solving
How do you use what you have learned to problem solve?
Goal:
Goal:
Practice!
Goal: Apply what you have learned about telling time to solve a word problem.
It is time to problem solve! Logan is so excited to go on an ocean adventure. Follow the problem-solving steps to help Logan figure out what time of day he saw salmon.
Word Problem Solving Steps
- Read the problem.
- Look for important information.
- Write a math sentence.
- Choose a way to solve.
- Solve and label your answer.
Click through the slides to work through the word problem!
Read the problem.
Logan sees salmon early in the morning. He looks at his watch and notes the time as the salmon start to appear. What time does Logan see the salmon?
The first step is to read. Then read the problem again! It is helpful to read the problem as many times as you need to in order to see all of the important information!
Look for important information.
Find the important information. This problem is a little different than equation problems. We want to find the time Logan started seeing the salmon.
We can underline the question to help us focus on what we are looking for.
Logan sees salmon early in the morning. He looks at his watch and notes the time as the salmon start to appear. What time does Logan see the salmon?
Look for important information.
Now we need to look at the clock.
We will find the important information to answer the question by identifying where the hour hand and minute hand are on the clock.
The clock shows us the time Logan looked at his watch.
Circle the hour hand with red and the minute hand with yellow.
Click the Show Me button to see how you did!
Choose a way to solve.
Logan sees salmon early in the morning. He looks at his watch and notes the time as the salmon start to appear. What time does Logan see the salmon?
First, identify the hour. The hour hand is slightly past the 6.
Then, determine the minutes by counting by 5s, Then, count by 1 for each mark after the 3.
Hour: 6
Minute: 5, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18
Solve and label the answer.
Logan sees salmon early in the morning. He looks at his watch and notes the time as the salmon start to appear. What time does Logan see the salmon?
Hour: 6
Minute: 5, 10, 15, 16, 17, 18
Find the time. The answer needs to have a label word. The time and word will answer the question in the problem!
Question:
What time does Logan see the salmon?
6:18 a.m.
Try to tell time on your own.
Telling Time
What time is shown on the analog clock?
First, identify the minute and hour hands. Then, count the minutes by skip counting by 5s.
First, identify the minute and hour hands. Then, count the minutes by skip counting by 5s.
First, identify the minute and hour hands. Then, count the minutes by skip counting by 5s.
What time is shown on the analog clock?
First, identify the minute and hour hands. Then, count the minutes by skip counting by 5s.
First, identify the minute and hour hands. Then, count the minutes by skip counting by 5s.
First, identify the minute and hour hands. Then, count the minutes by skip counting by 5s.
You got # out of # correct. Click the Retry button for another attempt.
You got a perfect score. Great job!