Multiplicative Thinking and Operations · Operations

Multiplication as Scaling

Investigating multiplication through area models and arrays to visualize growth.

Key Questions

  1. 1How does an area model help us see the partial products in a multiplication problem?
  2. 2In what ways are multiplication and repeated addition different even though they reach the same total?
  3. 3How can we use doubling and halving to solve complex multiplication problems mentally?

Ontario Curriculum Expectations

ON: Number - Grade 4ON: Algebra - Grade 4
Grade: Grade 4
Subject: Mathematics
Unit: Multiplicative Thinking and Operations
Period: Operations

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