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Watch the video to learn how to play...
Watch the video to learn how to play...
(From Dianne Siemon, RMIT University)
Collect resources
Collect resources
You will need:
- 1cm square grid paper in student mathematics workbook
- different coloured pencils or markers
- two spinners (see mathematics workbook)
- paper clip for spinner.
Instructions
Instructions
- Play multiplication toss again.
Investigate
Investigate
Yesterday, Michelle said she could play 6 threes as 3 threes and another 3 threes.
Watch this video to see how she proves 6 threes = 3 threes + 3 threes = 18. It's a strategy you can then use to prove your thinking too!
Instructions
Instructions
- Choose a selected area to investigate partitioning of composite units and explore equivalent areas.
- Draw and label all of the different ways that area can be partitioned and renamed.
Discuss
Discuss
- How many different ways did you find to partition your selected area?
- What does this reveal to you about how flexibly mathematicians can think about situations involving area, multiplication and division?
- How could you use this knowledge to help you in the future?
Share / submit
Share / submit
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- comment on the work of others.
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