Step-by-Step Bar Model Drawing
1. Read the problem.
2. Write a complete and grammatically correct sentence.
3. Identify the variable (the who and the what).
4. Draw a unit bar or bars.
5. Reread the problem and adjust the unit bar or bars to match the information.
6. Decide where to place your question mark.
7. Work the computation on the side .
8. Answer the question in a complete sentence.
1. Read the problem.
2. Write a complete and grammatically correct sentence.
3. Identify the variable (the who and the what).
4. Draw a unit bar or bars.
5. Reread the problem and adjust the unit bar or bars to match the information.
6. Decide where to place your question mark.
7. Work the computation on the side .
8. Answer the question in a complete sentence.