Higher Order Thinking Questions

Here are a few examples of Higher Order Thinking Questions from the math concepts that we are learning this 6 weeks.  We have done these problems in class, but it never hurts for students to work the problems again.  It would also be a great idea to create additional problems that follow these examples to work on with your child. 

Rounding
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The temperature this morning was 51˚F.  It raised 26˚ by the afternoon. The temperature fell 12˚ that night. Which number sentence shows the best way to estimate what the temperature was that night?

A.   50˚ + 30˚ -10˚=70˚

B.   50˚ + 30˚ +10˚= 90˚

C.    50˚ + 20˚ -10˚=60˚

D.   50˚ + 20˚ +10˚=80˚

The left side of the movie theater has 76 seats. The right side of the movie theater has 81 seats. People are sitting in 98 of the seats. About how many seats at the movie theater are empty?

Graphing

Perimeter
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1.   Carla’s garden, which is in the shape of a rectangle, has a total perimeter of 24 feet. If the length of her garden is 8 feet, how many feet is the width?

2.  Coach Adam has two square gymnastics mats. The length of each side is 6 feet. What is the total perimeter if the mats are pushed together to make a rectangle?