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What is Future Problem Solving?
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| Using both primary and secondary resources, students conduct research on selected topics and then use the six-step problem solving model to address the problem or need area. The model is integral in all FPSP components.
1. Identify Challenges – generate challenges or issues related to the future scene or need area. 2. Select an Underlying Problem – focus on one problem area. 3. Produce Solution Ideas – generate solution ideas to the underlying 4. Generate and Select Criteria – create criteria to evaluate the merit of the best solution ideas. 5. Apply Criteria to Solution Ideas – evaluate the solution ideas using 6. Develop an Action Plan – based on the highest scoring solution idea, develop an action plan explaining how the solution will work and describing how the problem will be solved. |
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Why Participate in Future Problem Solving?
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| Future Problem Solving is an excellent vehicle to teach problem solving strategies across the curriculum while promoting the development of student leadership skills.
The Future Problem Solving Program provides opportunities for students to develop and exercise the skills necessary to meet and exceed these standards through research and investigation of student selected topics relevant to their world.ideas. |
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Who is Eligible?
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| Fourth and fifth grade students in the Extended Learning Program will be participating in FPS. Highly capable students who wish to particpate should contact Mrs. Wittig. | |
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What is This Year's Topic?
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| The fall 2005 topic is Fish Farming in Southeast Alaska. The 2007-2008 topic in Juneau would have been the mysterious decline in the frog and toad population in Southeast Alaska, but we opted to offer FIRST Lego Robotics instead. | |
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Important Dates
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| FPS is normally offered every other school year to fourth and fifth grade EL students. | |
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Web Links: Frogs
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Web Links: Fish Farming |
| Frogs.org Washington Post Yosemite Frogs Australia: Frogs Junk Science:Frogs Golden Toad Frog WebQuest Weed Killer |
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Sheryl Hall Wittig ~ Page last updated on
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