Core Design: Problem Solving
Core Design: Problem Solving is a unit of teaching within Core Design, usually two to four weeks of lessons with one assessment point.
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Unit
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12 topics · 360 concepts · 1,800 micro-concepts
Chapters
Every chapter below is a full entity with its own skills, objectives, misconceptions and resource set.
Introducing Core Design: Problem Solving
Introducing Core Design: Problem Solving is a chapter within Core Design: Problem Solving: a coherent run of lessons that can be taught in one go.
Working with Core Design: Problem Solving
Working with Core Design: Problem Solving is a chapter within Core Design: Problem Solving: a coherent run of lessons that can be taught in one go.
Core Design: Problem Solving in Context
Core Design: Problem Solving in Context is a chapter within Core Design: Problem Solving: a coherent run of lessons that can be taught in one go.
Skills and learning objectives
Skills hang off the entity; objectives hang off the skill; activities and assessment hang off the objective.
Explain core design: problem solving
UnderstandExplain core design: problem solving accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Explain core design: problem solving independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Explain the reasoning behind core design: problem solving using correct vocabulary.
Activities — Talk-through with a partner · Write a model answer · AI Tutor Socratic session
Assessment — Extended written response, levelled
Calculate core design: problem solving
ApplyCalculate core design: problem solving accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Calculate core design: problem solving independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Compare core design: problem solving
AnalyseCompare core design: problem solving accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Compare core design: problem solving independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Explain the reasoning behind core design: problem solving using correct vocabulary.
Activities — Talk-through with a partner · Write a model answer · AI Tutor Socratic session
Assessment — Extended written response, levelled
Justify core design: problem solving
EvaluateJustify core design: problem solving accurately in a familiar context.
Activities — Modelled example on the board · Paired talk task · Mini whiteboard check
Assessment — Exit ticket of four short items
Justify core design: problem solving independently in an unfamiliar context.
Activities — Independent worksheet · Card sort · Concept-check quiz
Assessment — Marked worksheet with a marking scheme
Semantic relationships
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Misconceptions
Stored on the entity so worksheets, quizzes and lesson plans all target the same known errors.
Learners apply the correct method to core design: problem solving but ignore the context or units.
Correction — Require an answer sentence with units on every applied question.
Confident students rush core design: problem solving and skip the checking step.
Correction — Build in an estimate-before-solve routine so an unreasonable answer stands out.
Curriculum alignment
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COL-817.1
Mapped statement covering Core Design: Problem Solving.
AQA-258.2
Mapped statement covering Core Design: Problem Solving.
What comes next
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Core Design: Review
Core Design: Review is a unit of teaching within Core Design, usually two to four weeks of lessons with one assessment point.
Foundations of Design
Foundations of Design is a curriculum strand within Design — a thread that runs across grades and deepens each year.
Applied Design
Applied Design is a curriculum strand within Design — a thread that runs across grades and deepens each year.
Design in Assessment
Design in Assessment is a curriculum strand within Design — a thread that runs across grades and deepens each year.
Difficulty ladder
The same entity, six levels of demand — easy through to olympiad and exam level.
Scaffolded first attempt with worked support.
Standard curriculum demand, unscaffolded.
Multi-step questions and unfamiliar contexts.
Stretch tasks that need reasoning, not recall.
Competition-style problems built on the same idea.
Board-styled questions with mark schemes.
Learning intent
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Audience views
Core Design: Problem Solving in Grade 3, surfaced differently for each reader.
AI Tutor context chain
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- 01Prerequisite lessoncore design methods
- 02Video explanationCore Design: Problem Solving modelled end to end
- 03Interactive practiceAnswer on screen with instant checking
- 04QuizTen graded items with hints
- 05FlashcardsRetrieval on a 14-day schedule
- 06Common mistakesThe misconceptions stored on this node
- 07Harder worksheetSame concept, exam-level demand
- 08Past paper questionsBoard questions on this concept
- 09Mock testTimed, marked, with feedback
- 10Book a tutorOne-to-one on exactly this gap
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Connected resources
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Concept Explanation
The idea itself, explained from first principles.
Lesson
A taught sequence with modelling and checks for understanding.
Real Life Examples
Where the idea shows up outside school.
Common Mistakes
The misconceptions and how to correct them.
AI Tutor
Socratic one-to-one practice on this exact idea.
Quiz
Graded retrieval with hints and explanations.
Question Bank
Every question filtered to this entity.
MCQs
Multiple choice items with distractor analysis.
True or False
Fast misconception checks.
Fill in the Blanks
Cloze items for vocabulary and method.
Matching
Pair terms, models and definitions.
Short Questions
One to three mark responses.
Long Questions
Extended responses with method marks.
Exam Questions
Board-styled questions and command words.
Past Papers
Authentic papers filtered to this entity.
Solved Papers
Full worked solutions and examiner notes.
Frequently asked
- What sits underneath Core Design: Problem Solving in the knowledge graph?
- 0 domains, 0 strands, 0 units, 3 chapters, 12 topics, 60 subtopics, 360 concepts and 1,800 micro-concepts — every one of them carrying its own worksheets, quizzes, flashcards, lesson plans and AI tutoring.
- What should a learner already know before Core Design: Problem Solving?
- The graph lists Core Design: Methods, Core Design: Building Blocks, Foundations of Design as prerequisites. Each links to its own practice so a gap can be closed before moving on.
- Which grades is Core Design: Problem Solving taught in?
- Typically Grade 3, Grade 4, Grade 5, though every resource can be regenerated for any grade in the platform.
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