All the resources on this page come from the GADOE Framework 4th Grade Unit 2 Overview. Reviewing this information before or during planning can help ensure your instruction is aligned with the standards and is at the depth expected.

Unit 2 Overview

In this unit students will:

● solve multi-step problems using the four operations

● use estimation to solve multiplication and division problems

● find factors and multiples

● identify prime and composite numbers

● generate patterns

Although the units in this instructional framework emphasize key standards and big ideas at specific times of the year, routine topics such as estimation, mental computation, and basic computation facts should be addressed on an ongoing basis. The first unit should establish these routines, allowing students to gradually enhance their understanding of the concept of number and to develop computational proficiency.

To assure that this unit is taught with the appropriate emphasis, depth, and rigor, it is important that the tasks listed under “Big Ideas” be reviewed early in the planning process. A variety of resources should be utilized to supplement the tasks in this unit. The tasks in these units illustrate the types of learning activities that should be utilized from a variety of sources.

For more detailed information about unpacking the content standards, unpacking a task, math routines and rituals, maintenance activities and more, please refer to the Grade Level Overview for fourth grade.

STANDARDS FOR MATHEMATICAL PRACTICE

This section provides examples of learning experiences for this unit that support the development of the proficiencies described in the Standards for Mathematical Practice. These proficiencies correspond to those developed through the Literacy Standards. The statements provided offer a few examples of connections between the Standards for Mathematical Practice and the Content Standards of this unit. This list is not exhaustive and will hopefully prompt further reflection and discussion.

1. Make sense of problems and persevere in solving them. Students make sense of problems involving multiplication and division.

2. Reason abstractly and quantitatively. Students demonstrate abstract reasoning about numbers, identifying which are prime and composite and explaining their identification.

3. Construct viable arguments and critique the reasoning of others. Students construct and critique arguments regarding number strategies including multiplication and division strategies.

4. Model with mathematics. Students use area models and rectangular arrays to model understanding of multiplication and division concepts.

5. Use appropriate tools strategically. Students select and use tools such as hundred charts and rectangular arrays. Students will use hundreds charts, rectangular arrays, and area models to identify types of numbers, factors and multiples and solve multiplication and division problems.

6. Attend to precision. Students attend to the language of real-world situations to determine if multiplication and division answers are reasonable.

7. Look for and make use of structure. Students relate the structure of an area model or rectangular array to determine the answers to multiplication and division problems.

8. Look for and express regularity in repeated reasoning. Students relate the structure of a hundred chart to identify prime and composite numbers, as well as, factors and multiples of numbers.

***Mathematical Practices 1 and 6 should be evident in EVERY lesson. ***

STANDARDS FOR MATHEMATICAL CONTENT

Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.

MGSE4.OA.1 Understand that a multiplicative comparison is a situation in which one quantity is multiplied by a specified number to get another quantity.

a. Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison e.g., interpret 35 = 5 × 7 as a statement that 35 is 5 times as many as 7 and 7 times as many as 5.

b. Represent verbal statements of multiplicative comparisons as multiplication equations.

MGSE4.OA.2 Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative comparison. Use drawings and equations with a symbol or letter for the unknown number to represent the problem, distinguishing multiplicative comparison from additive comparison.

MGSE4.OA.3 Solve multistep word problems with whole numbers and having whole-number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a symbol or letter standing for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation and estimation strategies including rounding.

Gain familiarity with factors and multiples.

MGSE4.OA.4 Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1–100. Recognize that a whole number is a multiple of each of its factors. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1–100 is a multiple of a given one-digit number. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1–100 is prime or composite.

Generate and analyze patterns.

MGSE4.OA.5 Generate a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule. Identify apparent features of the pattern that were not explicit in the rule itself. Explain informally why the pattern will continue to develop in this way. For example, given the rule “Add 3” and the starting number 1, generate terms in the resulting sequence and observe that the terms appear to alternate between odd and even numbers.

Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit arithmetic.

MGSE4.NBT.5 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.

MGSE4.NBT.6 Find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.

Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from a larger unit to a smaller unit.

MGSE4.MD.2 Use the four operations to solve word problems involving distances, intervals of time, liquid volumes, masses of objects, and money, including problems involving simple fractions or decimals, and problems that require expressing measurements given in a larger unit in terms of a smaller unit. Represent measurement quantities using diagrams such as number line diagrams that feature a measurement scale.

Geometric Measurement: Understand concepts of angle and measure angles.

MGSE4.MD.8Recognize area as additive. Find areas of rectilinear figures by decomposing them into non-overlapping rectangles and adding the areas of the non-overlapping parts, applying this technique to solve real world problems.

BIG IDEAS

● Multiplication may be used to find the total number of objects when objects are arranged in equal groups.

● One of the factors in multiplication indicates the number of objects in a group and the other factor indicates the number of groups.

● Products may be calculated using invented strategies.

● Unfamiliar multiplication problems may be solved by using known multiplication facts and properties of multiplication and division. For example, 8 x 7 = (8 x 2) + (8 x 5) and 18 x 7 = (10 x 7) + (8 x 7).

● The properties of multiplication and division help us solve computation problems easily and provide reasoning for choices we make in problem solving.

● Multiplication may be represented by rectangular arrays/area models.

● There are two common situations where division may be used: fair sharing (given the total amount and the number of equal groups, determine how many/much in each group) and measurement (given the total amount and the amount in a group, determine how many groups of the same size can be created).

● Some division situations will produce a remainder, but the remainder will always be less than the divisor. If the remainder is greater than the divisor, that means at least one more can be given to each group (fair sharing) or at least one more group of the given size (the dividend) may be created.

● How the remainder is explained depends on the problem situation.

● The dividend, divisor, quotient, and remainder are related in the following manner: dividend = divisor x quotient + remainder.

● The quotient remains unchanged when both the dividend and the divisor are multiplied or divided by the same number.

● Estimation is a helpful tool when finding the products of a 2- digit number multiplied by a 2-digit number.

● Multiplication and division can be represented using a rectangular area model.

● Multiplication may be used in problem contexts involving equal groups, rectangular arrays/area models, or rate.

● Multiply up to a 4-digit number by 1-digit number using strategies.

● Divide whole-numbers quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS

Choose a few questions based on the needs of your students.

● What does it mean to factor?

● What is the difference between a prime and a composite number?

● What are multiples?

● How is skip counting related to identifying multiples?

● What is the difference between a factor and a product?

● How do we know if a number is prime or composite?

● How will diagrams help us determine and show the products of two-digit numbers?

● What patterns do I notice when I am multiplying whole numbers that can help me multiply more efficiently?

● What is a sensible answer to a real problem?

● How is the area of a rectilinear figure calculated?

● How can I ensure my answer is reasonable?

● What effect does a remainder have on a quotient?

● How can I mentally compute a division problem?

● What are compatible numbers and how do they aid in dividing whole numbers?

● How are multiplication and division related to each other?

● What are some simple methods for solving multiplication and division problems?

● What patterns of multiplication and division can assist us in problem solving?

● What happens in division when there are zeroes in both the divisor and the dividend?

● How are remainders and divisors related?

● What is the meaning of a remainder in a division problem?

● How can we use clues and reasoning to find an unknown number?

● How can we determine the relationships between numbers?

● How can we use patterns to solve problems?

● How do multiplication, division, and estimation help us solve real world problems?

● How can we organize our work when solving a multi-step word problem?

CONCEPTS/SKILLS TO MAINTAIN

It is expected that students will have prior knowledge/experience related to the concepts and skills identified below. It may be necessary to pre-assess in order to determine if time needs to be spent on conceptual activities that help students develop a deeper understanding of these ideas.

● Utilize the properties and patterns of multiplication (including the commutative, associative, and identity properties)

● Mentally solve basic multiplication problems using the distributive property. For example, 3 x 6 is 6 doubled and one more set of 6; 7 x 4 = (2 x 4) + (5 x 4)

● Fluently multiply within 100.

● Fluently divide within 100.

Fluency: Procedural fluency is defined as skill in carrying out procedures flexibly, accurately, efficiently, and appropriately. Fluent problem solving does not necessarily mean solving problems within a certain time limit, though there are reasonable limits on how long computation should take. Fluency is based on a deep understanding of quantity and number.

Deep Understanding: Teachers teach more than simply “how to get the answer” and instead support students’ ability to access concepts from a number of perspectives. Therefore, students are able to see math as more than a set of mnemonics or discrete procedures. Students demonstrate deep conceptual understanding of foundational mathematics concepts by applying them to new situations, as well as writing and speaking about their understanding.

Memorization: The rapid recall of arithmetic facts or mathematical procedures. Memorization is often confused with fluency. Fluency implies a much richer kind of mathematical knowledge and experience.

Number Sense: Students consider the context of a problem, look at the numbers in a problem, make a decision about which strategy would be most efficient in each particular problem. Number sense is not a deep understanding of a single strategy, but rather the ability to think flexibly between a variety of strategies in context.

Fluent students:

• flexibly use a combination of deep understanding, number sense, and memorization.

• are fluent in the necessary baseline functions in mathematics so that they are able to spend their thinking and processing time unpacking problems and making meaning from them.

• are able to articulate their reasoning.

• find solutions through a number of different paths.

For more about fluency, see: http://www.youcubed.org/wpcontent/uploads/2015/03/FluencyWithoutFear-2015.pdf and: https://bhi61nm2cr3mkdgk1dtaov18- wpengine.netdna-ssl.com/wp-content/uploads/nctm-timed-tests.pdf

STRATEGIES FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING

● Students should be actively engaged by developing their own understanding.

● Mathematics should be represented in as many ways as possible by using graphs, tables, pictures, symbols, and words.

● Appropriate manipulatives and technology should be used to enhance student learning.

● Students should be given opportunities to revise their work based on teacher feedback, peer feedback, and metacognition, which includes self-assessment and reflection.

● Students should write about the mathematical ideas and concepts they are learning.

SELECTED TERMS AND SYMBOLS

Note: At the elementary level, different sources use different definitions. Please preview any website for alignment to the definitions given in the frameworks. Mathematics glossary: http://www.corestandards.org/Math/Content/mathematics-glossary/glossary.

The terms below are for teacher reference only and are not to be memorized by the students.

● composite

● dividend

● divisor

● division (repeated subtraction)

● estimate

● factors

● multiplicand

● multiplier

● multiples

● partition division (fair-sharing)

● prime

● product

● properties

● quotient

● remainder