How does understanding place value enhance our ability to multiply large numbers, and how can this skill be applied in everyday life?
Critical Thinking: Students will solve complex multiplication problems by applying their understanding of place value.
Learner’s Mindset: Students will seek to understand and apply multiplication in new and challenging contexts.
Global Citizenship: Students will explore how multiplication is used in various cultures and societies to solve real-world problems.
How do you break down a multiplication problem involving large numbers?
In what real-life situations would you need to multiply large numbers?
How does place value affect the outcome of a multiplication problem?
Students will be able to multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number and multiply two two-digit numbers.
Students will apply place value understanding to solve multiplication problems.
Students will demonstrate real-life applications of multiplication.
Multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number, and multiply two two-digit numbers, using strategies based on place value and the properties of operations. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.
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