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Mathematics Problem Solving Tasks - Archive

Problem solving tasks will more effectively support student learning when they are integrated systematically into the district curriculum and are also part of classroom instruction. For example, when they are used to help summarize a unit of study or extending the concepts presented, performance tasks can be a natural part of classroom practices and be offered many times during the school year.

These examples of performance tasks are aligned to the 2007/2009 Oregon Mathematics Content Standards, http://www.ode.state.or.us/teachlearn/real/standards/default.aspx.

*Grade 2 Local Performance Assessment Tasks**
NUMBER AND OPERATIONS	NUMBER AND OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRA	MEASUREMENT
	Sum and Difference	The Bob and Sam Shoe Show
	Needing Some Change
	Coin Combinations
	Marvelous Money Mystery
	Riddle Me Number
	Ty's Money
	33 cents

* There is no work sample requirement for grade 2; the grade 2 tasks posted here are intended to give teachers examples of tasks that are aligned to the 2nd grade standards.

Grade 3 Local Performance Assessment Tasks
NUMBER AND OPERATIONS	NUMBER AND OPERATIONS, ALGEBRA, AND DATA ANALYSIS	GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT
Jones Family Pizza	Grandpa's Farm Grandpa's Farm (Scored)	Shape House
	Green and Yellow Bus
	Trail Mix
	Lemonade
	Jellybean Counter

Grade 4 Local Performance Assessment Tasks
NUMBER AND OPERATIONS	NUMBER AND OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRA	MEASUREMENT
Zoo Dilemma	Paper Route	Walking Dog
		Ribbon Reality
		Kyle's Corral Caper
		Cooper's Dogpen
		Shaded Region
		Rectangles in a Square

Grade 5 Local Performance Assessment Tasks
NUMBER AND OPERATIONS AND DATA ANALYSIS	NUMBER AND OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRA	GEOMETRY, MEASUREMENT AND ALGEBRA
Squares
Olga's Strawberries Olga's Strawberries (Scored)

Grade 6 Local Performance Assessment Tasks
NUMBER AND OPERATIONS	NUMBER AND OPERATIONS AND PROBABILITY	ALGEBRA
Tara and Brad's House Tara and Brad's House (Scored)	Alex's Tiles	Shirt Prices

Grade 7 Local Performance Assessment Tasks
NUMBER AND OPERATIONS AND ALGEBRA	NUMBER AND OPERATIONS, ALGEBRA AND GEOMETRY	MEASUREMENT AND GEOMETRY
Class Act	Elevator Express	Quilt
Tricky Tiles	Leaky Faucet	A Work of Art
	Square ABCD	Look Out Below!
	3-Digit Number
	Boys and Girls
	Square Pizza Puzzle

Grade 8 Local Performance Assessment Tasks
ALGEBRA	DATA ANALYSIS AND ALGEBRA	GEOMETRY AND MEASUREMENT
Bags of Popcorn	Ballet Class
Counting Chairs	Carlos' Scores
Molly's Phone
Pass or Fail
Marble Weigh In
Jack's Two Plants
And the Winner Is?
Rent a Truck

High School Local Performance Assessment Tasks and Work Samples
ALGEBRA	GEOMETRY	STATISTICS
Concert Craze!	Box Dimensions	Tetra Dice Tetra Dice (Scored)
Darren's Trip	Painting a Cube	Dart Throwing
Gwen	Water Level	Jelly Beans
Exercise	Window
Walking and Jogging	Wooden Cube
Sunrise Punch	Gopher Security Gopher Security (Scored)
Donuts Galore	Mr. Gerard's Oil Tank (CTE) Mr. Gerard's Oil Tank (CTE, Scored)
Key Club	Roof Vents (CTE) Roof Vents (CTE, Scored)
Portland-Seattle Trip
Posters
Farmer John Farmer John (Scored)
Davis' Home (CTE)