KUESS = Show your work!

Always always always always always show your work.  :-)

• "Mr. J, do we have to use KUESS and show our work?"

The answer to that question will ALWAYS be an enthusiastic "YES!"

• "What are KUESS?" you ask.  Allow me to explain:

Known	What does the problem tell you?  What are you given?
Unknown	What are you asked to find?
Equation	What equation relates your knowns to your unknowns?  Sometimes this part might include an Explanation of the logic behind your work.
Substitute	Plug your knowns into your equation.  Here is all that mathy stuff.
Solve	Solve for your unknown and include units.  Put a box around your final solution so it is easy to find.

Parents - this is a great way to help our students through some problems.  Simply ask them the questions that follow the steps above.  Any problem throughout the entire year can be broken down into these steps.  Even on easy problems it is always good to practice this approach, so when you get to the harder problems, you're able to break it down.

Problems like these are graded out of 4 points, one for each part with the K/U combined.