"Doctor" Math

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DOCTOR ROUNDS  FOR PROBLEM SOLVING

Simulation Vocabulary

• Patient = Problem 

• Symptoms = Arithmetic Vocabulary 

• Diagnose = Choose Operation  

• Operate = Solve  

• Final Check-Up = Is The Answer Reasonable? 

Group Roles: 

• Chief of Surgery = Leader – Poses Question 

• Pathologist = Identifies The Facts (Symptoms) 

• Diagnostitian = Chooses Arithmetic Operation 

• Surgeon = Solves The Problem 

• Cardiologist = Ensures That Team Got To The Heart Of The Problem – 

Operation Was Successful