Grade 4

Math

 

 

 

 

 

Unit 3:  Developing Multiplication and Division

Activity 1:  Talking Calculators (GLEs:  3, 4)

 

 

CC:  Have students use calculators to find multiples of 2 by pressing   +  2  =  . Have them record the number on the display bar. Have students continue to hit the = button for 20 more times, each time recording the number in the display bar. Have them look at the numbers they recorded and make observations. (Possible answers:  All the numbers are even. Every number ends in either a 2, 4, 6, 8, or 0 when counting by 2?s.) After all observations are made, have students try larger numbers that are even and divide them by 2 on the calculator. Help them discover that all even numbers are divisible by 2. Repeat this activity for,  +  10  = , and  +  13  = .

 

Use MS Word to create a worksheet for this activity.

Word template - "Multiplying & Dividing with Calculators"

 

 

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Math Mastery: Multiplication       (30:00)

 

 

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