Thursday, January 5, 2012

Math unit standards

I have heard positive feedback from yall about posting the essential questions and unit length, so here is unit 5 for math: 
Math Unit 5: Multiplication and Division of Greater Numbers (25 days)
Essential Questions
Why is it important to know basic multiplication facts?
How do you multiply using partial products?
How do you illustrate the distributive property of multiplication using an array?
What are the multiples of ten?
What strategy can be used when multiplying by 10?
What happens when any number is multiplied by 1? by 0? by 10 or a multiple of 10?
Why are estimation skills important? 
When would using mental math skills be useful? 
How can you use multiplication to solve a word problem? 
ADVANCED EQ:
What does the remainder mean in various division problems?
How are multiplication and subtraction related to division? 
What strategy can be used when dividing 2 and 3 digit numbers by a 1 digit divisor?
When do you use division in real life?
How can you use mental math to solve a division problem?

Multiplication Part 1 test tentatively will be on 1/13, but will be moved to 1/17 (after MLK) if necessary.  I would really like to finish up prior to the long weekend.  Our class is ahead of the game since we have been testing our facts since August!!! YAY! :)


February 5th is our anticipated SAMS unit test date.

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