Year 7 Maths Problem Solving
Name ___________________ Class ______ ____/16 = _____%
Match Patterns
Mr Fennessy loves playing with matches. He sits at home at night with boxes of
matches and makes shapes. Some people think he needs to “get a life”.
He made a square and found that four matches
were needed. He also found that seven matches
were needed to make two squares side by side.
He then started to use the matches to make triangles. He made one triangle and
found that three matches were needed. He also found that seven matches were
needed to make three triangles side by side.
Finally, he started to use the matches to make rectangles. He made one rectangle
and found that six matches were needed. He also found that eleven matches were
needed to make two rectangles side by side.
How many matches will he need to make:
A row of squares that has 50 squares side by side
A row of triangles that has 100 triangles side by side
A row of rectangles that has 200 rectangles side by side?
Criteria Very High (4) High (3) Medium (2) Low (1) Not shown (0)
Shows a clear, complete
Minor inaccuracies in Demonstrates some Very little understanding
understanding of the No comprehension of
Understanding of problem understanding of problem understanding of problem of problem demonstrated
problem. problem
Important facts Most of the important Some of the important Only a few important facts
All of the important facts No facts listed
facts listed facts listed listed
listed
Most steps explained well
Documentation of process All steps explained very All steps explained well with good reasoning A few steps explained
– thoroughly with insightful with good reasoning shown with limited reasoning No strategy outlined
Writing down the steps reasoning shown shown All steps explained with shown
limited reasoning shown
All calculations clearly Most calculations clearly No calculations
Calculation and diagrams Some calculations shown Few calculations shown
shown shown. shown
to support process Some diagrams shown Poor diagrams shown
Clear accurate diagrams Clear diagrams shown No diagrams shown
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Poor conclusion which
Excellent conclusion with Very good conclusion Good conclusion with
shows a lack of
Solution/Conclusion clear understanding of the with good understanding some errors in No conclusion
understanding of the
problem of the problem understanding the problem
problem
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