Case 14 of 20 · Problem Solving

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The Problem Detective

🔎Case Brief #14

🧊 Challenge: How can you keep an ice cube from melting for as long as possible.

🎯 Your mission

Take the risk and try.

⚡ The twist

Break the problem in half before you pick.

What You'll Learn

🛠️ Let's Think & Play! Touch your head — that's where your brain lives! 🧠 Today's adventure: finding hidden problems! Here's what we'll do: 🖐️ LOOK at the fun activity below 🤔 THINK about what you see 🗣️ TALK about your ideas with someone ✏️ TRY the challenge — there are no wrong answers! Remember: Thinking is like a muscle. Every time you try, your brain gets STRONGER! 💪 Let's go! ⬇️

Key Concept: Finding hidden problems

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Think About This

🧊 Challenge: How can you keep an ice cube from melting for as long as possible? What materials could you wrap it in? Test your idea!

Thinking Steps

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📖 Read!

Look at everything carefully. No rushing!

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🧩 Connect!

Does this remind you of something you already know?

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🖐️ Do It!

Time to try! Draw it, say it, or show it!

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🏆 Awesome!

You finished! What was your favorite part?

Key Points

Understand finding hidden problems

Apply problem solving to daily life

Practice this skill through challenges

Key Vocabulary

Help

When someone makes things easier for you

Solution

The answer or fix to a problem

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Why This Matters in Real Life

Every time you figure out how to reach a toy or open a tricky box, you're solving a problem! You're already a problem solver! 🦸

Talk About It

Discuss these questions with a friend, parent, or classmate.

1Can you teach a stuffed animal about finding hidden problems? They're a great audience! 🧸
2What was tricky? What was easy? Show with your thumbs — up 👍 or down 👎!
3Draw your favorite thing from today's lesson and put it on the fridge! 🎨

Solve the Case

Case 1

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Button popped off shirt!

How sure are you going to be?😐 maybe

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Stretch Challenge

Try this in real life this week.

Pick one small problem at home and try solving it in 3 steps.

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For the dinner table

“What was the hardest problem you solved this week — and how?”

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