Lesson 36: Division & Multiplication
Lesson 36 Learning Objectives:
Understand the relationship between division and multiplication
Understand when to use multiplication or division to solve a word problem
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Reflect
Reflect in your math journal. Draw, create or write to share your thinking. See Lesson guide 36 for more reflection questions, real life anchoring ideas, playful explorations and creative invitations.
You have 5 compost bins and 45 worms. How would you figure out how many worms per bin? What if you knew how many worms were in each bin and wanted to find the total? Describe the operation you'd use and why.
I bought 4 packs of crayons. Each has 8 crayons. You say it’s multiplication. Can someone else say it’s division? What would that story sound like?
When did you know something was multiplication today? When did you realize it was actually division?
What helps you choose—what you know, or what the story needs?
Math Talk:
What Math Lives Here?
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