All About Multiplication

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All About Multiplication

• Kari Noles
• CECS 4100.007

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Unit Topic

• Multiplication
• Subject Matter Math
• Grade Level 4th

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Unit Summary

• Students will learn the importance of
  multiplication and how it relates to their lives.
  They will understand the relationship between
  adding and multiplying, and more importantly that
  multiplying is an easier method. They will become
  very familiar with the times table and will be
  creating one of their own. Students will also
  begin working on multiplying two-digit numbers.
  They will learn other ways to demonstrate
  multiplication (visual aids) and will give a
  presentation to the class.

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Prerequisite Skills

• Understands addition very well
• Can do basic skills on a computer
• Can work on a word processor

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Materials Required for Unit

• Computer
• Internet access
• Printer
• Interactive Software

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Essential Questions

• How do you use multiplication in your daily life?
• Why is it important to know how to multiply?

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Unit Questions

• What will the answer be when you multiply any
  number by 1?
• What is the answer to 7 x 0?
• Will 6 x 4 and 4 x 6 equal the same thing? Why?

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Student Objectives

• The student will be able to complete a times
  table on their own with 98 accuracy.
• The student will be able to multiply two-digit
  numbers by one-digit numbers with 95 accuracy.
• The student will be able to demonstrate the
  relationship between adding and multiplying with
  98 accuracy.

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TEKS Requirements

• Section 111.16 4 Number, operation, and
  quantitative reasoning. The student multiplies
  and divides to solve meaningful problems
  involving whole numbers. The student is expected
  to
• (B) represent multiplication and division
  situations in picture, word, and number form
• (C) recall and apply multiplication facts through
  12 x 12
• (D) use multiplication to solve problems
  involving two-digit numbers

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ISTE Requirements

• In grades 3-5 the students will have
  opportunities to use technology resources (e.g.,
  calculators, data collection probes, videos,
  educational software) for problem solving,
  self-directed learning, and extended learning
  activities.

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Fun Activities

• Students will work independently on Clue Finders.
  This is an interactive software installed on the
  computers that allow the students to improve
  their multiplication skills while having fun!
• The students will be divided into groups of three
  and given a two-digit multiplication problem.
  Each group will then have to create a visual aid
  to demonstrate how to work the problem and get
  the correct answer. Each groups needs to be able
  to teach the rest of the class (using their
  visual aid and the whiteboard) how to do the
  problem.

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Activities Timeline

• Week 1 Familiarize students with the terms that
  will arise during multiplication. Demonstrate the
  relationship between adding and multiplying.
  Using visual props, begin teaching the students
  how to multiply.
• Week 2 Introduce the times table. Play Bingo
  game with the times table using only one-digit
  numbers. Begin having the students create their
  own times table.
• Week 3 Work on having the students be able to
  recall multiplication facts through 5. Have the
  students work on internet software or the
  interactive websites.

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Activities Timeline cont.

• Week 4 Work on having students be able to recall
  multiplication facts through 12. Have students
  demonstrate their created times table to the rest
  of the class.
• Week 5 Introduce the concept of multiplying
  two-digit numbers by one-digit numbers. Repeat
  this concept several times to make sure it is
  understood.
• Week 6 Assign each group of 3 students a
  multiplication problem. They need to create a
  visual aid to demonstrate how to work the problem
  and get the correct answer. Each group needs to
  be able to teach the rest of the class (using
  their visual aid and the whiteboard) how to solve
  their problem.

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• The End