In this unit, students will use several different properties to fully comprehend the purpose of multiplication and how it works. Students will also find different patterns using multiplication to figure out several different types of problems.

Priority Standards

• 5.NS.6: Understand, interpret, and model percents as part of a hundred (e.g. by using pictures, diagrams, and other visual models).
• 5.C.1:Multiply multi-digit whole numbers fluently using a standard algorithmic approach.
• 5.AT.1: Solve real-world problems involving multiplication and division of whole numbers (e.g. by using equations to represent the problem). In division problems that involve a remainder, explain how the remainder affects the solution to the problem.

Supporting Standards

• 5.NS.3: Recognize the relationship that in a multi-digit number, a digit in one place represents 10 times as much as it represents in the place to its right, and inversely, a digit in one place represents 1/10 of what it represents in the place to its left.
• 5.NS.4: Explain patterns in the number of zeros of the product when multiplying a number by powers of 10, and explain patterns in the placement of the decimal point when a decimal is multiplied or divided by a power of 10. Use whole-number exponents to denote powers of 10.
• 5.C.3: Compare the size of a product to the size of one factor on the basis of the size of the other factor, without performing the indicated multiplication.

Essential Questions

• How can multiples be used to solve problems?
• What strategies aid in mastering multiplication and division facts?
• How can numbers be broken down into its smallest factors?
• What strategies can be used to multiply whole numbers?

21^st Century Skills

• Collaboration- Students will work in groups to complete a multiplication menu. Appetizers consist of comic strips, songs, or a worksheet using two-digit multiplication. In their main course, students will illustrate multiplication problems from each lesson. For dessert, students will make a game, escape room, or a color by numbers using problems and situations from this unit.
• Critical Thinking- Students will plan their dream vacation and must use multiplication to solve real-world problems. Students will book their flight, hotel, food, entertainment, and transportation.