zgrades 3-5 18 cards 4 problems per card · 2019. 5. 7. · • 18 half-page story cards, each with...
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z Grades 3-5
Requires students to read carefully to find the information they need.
18 Cards 4 problems per card
Name_____________________ Date___________________________
2 Created by Rachel Lynette Copyright ©2011 http://www.rachel-lynette.com
One big challenge students often have with math story problems is that they do not read the problem carefully enough. These longer story problems were designed to help students learn to read carefully and pick out the relevant details. Each of these 18 half-page cards features a story with a lot of information and numbers. There are also four problems for each story. Students must read carefully to successfully select the information they need to solve each problem. Many of these problems require more than one step to solve. Older or advanced students should be able to solve most of the problems mentally. Younger or struggling students will need to solve the problems on paper. This resource includes:
• 18 half-page story cards, each with four problems to solve. • A cover card • A “Steps for Solving Math Detective Problems” card • 2 student response sheet options • An answer key.
Printing and Cutting: These cards were made to be printed in color, but will print out fine in gray scale too. They should print out with even margins around the cards; however, because every printer is different, it is possible that you may need to adjust your printer settings. Selecting “actual size” or adjusting the size percentage should do the trick. Cut the cards apart using the dotted guidelines (discarding the bottom strip). Laminate if possible. Another option is to print on cardstock.
This resource was created by Rachel Lynette copyright © 2015. It may be printed and photocopied for single classroom and personal use only and may not be sold, placed on the internet or distributed in any form. If you wish to share it with your colleagues, please purchase licenses to do so on the Teachers Pay Teachers product page.
You may also want to check out this more advanced set of Word Problem Detective Task Cards.
Clipart and Font Credits
Baking Pies Emily and Jacob decided to bake pies for the school bake sale. They baked six pies altogether. Two of the pies were cherry and the rest were apple. They used four and a half pounds of cherries for each of the cherry pies and 9 apples for each of the apple pies. They spent 2 hours getting the pies ready to go into the oven. The pies needed to bake for 45 minutes each. Two pies could fit in the oven at a time. When they were done, they decided to keep one of the apple pies to share with their families. They brought the rest of the pies to the bake sale the next day.
Use the story to answer the questions. Read carefully!
A. How many pies did Emily and Jacob bring to the bake sale?
B. How many pounds of cherries did they buy?
C. How many apples did they buy?
D. How long did it take to bake all of the pies?
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Garden Time Keisha had a lovely little garden! She grew 3 rows of beans, 2 rows of peas, some squash, lettuce, and carrots. But Keisha had a problem: rabbits were coming into her garden and eating her vegetables. She decided to build a fence around her garden to keep the rabbits out. Her garden was 10 feet wide and 15 feet long. Keisha went to the hardware store to buy the materials for her fence. It cost $65 for everything she needed. She paid with two fifty-dollar bills. Keisha and her family had lots of yummy vegetables to eat at harvest time!
Use the story to answer the questions. Read carefully!
A. How many different kinds of vegetables did Keisha plant?
B. How many feet of fencing did Keisha need to buy?
C. If Keisha’s garden had been a square with sides 15 feet long, how much fencing would she have needed?
D. How much change did Keisha get back at the hardware store?
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Word Problem Detective Task Cards created by Rachel Lynette ©2015 all rights reserved www..rachel-lynette.com
Word Problem Detective Task Cards created by Rachel Lynette ©2015 all rights reserved www..rachel-lynette.com
Word Problem Detective Task Cards created by Rachel Lynette ©2015 all rights reserved www..rachel-lynette.com
Word Problem Detective Task Cards created by Rachel Lynette ©2015 all rights reserved www..rachel-lynette.com
Steps for solving Word Problem Detective Cards
• Read the whole story first.
• Read the first question and make sure you understand what it is asking. Look for signal words in the question.
• Look back at the story for the specific information you need (You may want to highlight certain parts or take notes)
• Solve the problem using the information you found. You may want to draw a picture or make a number line or chart to help you solve the problem.
• Reread the question to make sure you answered it correctly.
• Move on to the next question.
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Write the card number in the circle. Write your answers on the lines.
Word Problem Detective Task Cards created by Rachel Lynette ©2015 all rights reserved www..rachel-lynette.com
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Record you answers on the lines. Use the box to explain how you got your answer.
Word Problem Detective Task Cards created by Rachel Lynette ©2015 all rights reserved www..rachel-lynette.com
1. Baking Pies
A. 5 pies B. 9 pounds of cherries C. 36 apples D. 2 hours 15 minutes
2. Garden Time
A. 5 kinds of vegetables B. 50 feet of fencing C. 60 feet of fencing D. $35
3. Birthday Party
A. 6 pieces of candy B. 12 things C. 90 minutes D. 1:30
4. Cats and Dogs
A. ¾ cup cat food B. 1 ¾ cup cat food C. 10 ½ cups dog food D. 10 years old
5. Too Many Shoes!
A. 8 pairs B. 6 pairs more C. 108 shoes (54 pairs) D. 12 shoes (6 pairs)
6. Ticket to Ride
A. 28 tickets B. 3 rides (2 tickets each leftover) C. 4 times (4 tickets leftover) D. 56 tickets
7. Ice Cream Fun
A. $24 B. 9 people C. $12 D. 14 kids
8. Road Trip
A. Wednesday B. 20 hours C. 16 days D. 28 hours
9. Plenty of Pigs
A. 21 clay pigs B. 9 pigs C. 35 pigs D. 24 glass pigs
10. Lemonade Stand
A. $2.25 B. 18 lemons C. $6.25 D. 1 ½ cups
11. Cookie Time
A. 12 cookies B. 32 minutes C. 38 cookies D. 96 cookies
12. Getting to Work
A. 1 hour and ten minutes B. 7 blocks C. 32 times (he rides twice a day) D. $5.75
13. Best Friends
A. $15 B. $16.50 C. $4.25 each D. 2 hours and 40 minutes
14. At the Zoo
A. 61 (including the driver) B. 12 empty seats C. 5 students D. 2:30
15. Berry Picking
A. 17 buckets B. 1 more bucket C. 24 jars D. 8 jars
16. 3 Sisters
A. 8 years old B. 1402 feet C. 502 feet D. 60 blocks
17. Chicken Crossing
A. 14 chickens B. 9 chickens C. 20 chickens D. 10 chickens
18. Pies for the Party
A. $41 B. 26 people C. 15 slices D. $45 Bonus: Emily and Jacob
Word Problem Detective Task Cards created by Rachel Lynette ©2015 all rights reserved www..rachel-lynette.com
Name_____________________ Date___________________________
2 Created by Rachel Lynette Copyright ©2011 http://www.rachel-lynette.com
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