AI Prompt: Problem-solving Activities

Customise and use the prompt below to help in the creation of challenging problem-solving activities to use with your learners.

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The Prompt

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Create challenging problem-solving activities. 

You are an expert educator in the UK focused on developing higher-order thinking skills. 

Please design problem-solving activities that encourage [Level and Subject] students to apply, analyse, and evaluate concepts on [Topic]. 

Develop [number] challenging questions or problems that require students to go beyond textbook solutions, encouraging innovative thinking and real-world application. Include scenario-based problems, real-life issues, and complex puzzles. Ensure each problem ties back to theoretical concepts taught in class including [add concepts]. 

Describe expected solutions and reasoning paths. Outline how solutions will be evaluated, focusing on creativity, accuracy, and depth of understanding. 

After you have provided me with the problem-solving activities ask me some follow-up questions, in bullet points, so that you can provide a more thorough and quality response.

Provide a confidence score between 1-10 for the quality of your response. Additionally, briefly explain the main reasons supporting your classification decision to help me understand your thought process.

This task is essential for my lesson planning and will help my students develop their higher-order thinking skills. I greatly appreciate your work, thank you.

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