Multiply Your Math Skills!

Mathematics Grades 4th Grade 13:07 Video
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Lesson Description

Let's explore multiplication and learn how to solve problems by multiplying! This video will teach you the basics of multiplication and help you practice multiplying numbers!

Video Resource

Multiplication Practice | Homeschool Pop Math

Homeschool Pop

Duration: 13:07
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Key Concepts

  • Multiplication as repeated addition
  • Multiplying by 0 and 1
  • The order of factors doesn't change the product
  • Understanding the term 'product'

Learning Objectives

  • Students will be able to define multiplication as repeated addition.
  • Students will be able to multiply numbers by 0 and 1.
  • Students will be able to solve basic multiplication problems with factors up to 10.
  • Students will be able to recognize that the order of factors does not affect the product.

Educator Instructions

  • Introduction (5 mins)
    Begin by asking students what they already know about multiplication. Show the beginning of the Homeschool Pop video (0:00-0:25) to introduce the concept of multiplication.
  • Multiplying by 2 and 3 (10 mins)
    Watch the video segment (0:26-4:25). Pause after each example (bikes, motorcycles, cookies) and ask students to solve similar problems independently or in pairs. For example: "If there are 4 bikes, how many wheels are there?"
  • Multiplying by 1 and 0 (10 mins)
    Watch the video segment (4:26-6:38). Emphasize the rules for multiplying by 1 and 0. Have students create their own examples of multiplying by 1 and 0.
  • More Practice and Order (10 mins)
    Watch the video segments (6:39-9:06). Work through the practice problems together as a class. Discuss the concept that the order of the numbers being multiplied doesn't change the answer. Use real-world examples like arranging desks in rows and columns.
  • What is the Product? (5 mins)
    Watch the video segment (9:07-9:50) to discuss the term "product." Ask students to identify the product in various multiplication problems.
  • Final Practice (5 mins)
    Watch the video segment (9:50-end) to practice the concepts covered in this video.

Interactive Exercises

  • Multiplication Matching Game
    Create cards with multiplication problems (e.g., 3x4) and cards with the corresponding answers (e.g., 12). Have students match the problems with the correct answers.
  • Real-World Multiplication Problems
    Present students with word problems that require multiplication to solve. For example: "If each student needs 2 pencils and there are 15 students in the class, how many pencils are needed in all?"

Discussion Questions

  • What is multiplication?
  • Can you think of real-life examples where you use multiplication?
  • What happens when you multiply a number by 0?
  • What happens when you multiply a number by 1?
  • Does the order of factors matter in multiplication?

Skills Developed

  • Multiplication fluency
  • Problem-solving
  • Critical thinking
  • Abstract reasoning

Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

What is multiplication?

Correct Answer: Adding the same number many times

Question 2:

What is 5 x 3?

Correct Answer: 15

Question 3:

What is any number multiplied by 1?

Correct Answer: The same number

Question 4:

What is any number multiplied by 0?

Correct Answer: Zero

Question 5:

What is 4 x 2?

Correct Answer: 8

Question 6:

What is 1 x 4?

Correct Answer: 4

Question 7:

What is the answer to a multiplication problem called?

Correct Answer: The product

Question 8:

What is 3 x 4?

Correct Answer: 12

Question 9:

What is 5 x 6?

Correct Answer: 30

Question 10:

What is 10 x 7?

Correct Answer: 70

Fill in the Blank Questions

Question 1:

Multiplication is when you have a number a certain number of ____.

Correct Answer: times

Question 2:

2 x 3 is the same as 2 + 2 + ____!

Correct Answer: 2

Question 3:

Anytime you multiply a number times one, the answer is that ____.

Correct Answer: number

Question 4:

Whenever you multiply a number times ____, the answer is zero!

Correct Answer: zero

Question 5:

4 x 2 is the same as 4 + ____!

Correct Answer: 4

Question 6:

With multiplication, the ____ of what you are multiplying doesn't matter!

Correct Answer: order

Question 7:

The answer to a multiplication problem is called the ____!

Correct Answer: product

Question 8:

3 x 4 means we have the number three ____ times!

Correct Answer: four

Question 9:

5 x 6 is the number five... ____ times!

Correct Answer: six

Question 10:

10 x 7 means the number ten... ____ times!

Correct Answer: seven

Educational Standards

4.N.2.1:[Objective] Demonstrate fluency with multiplication and division facts with factors up to 12. 4.N.2.2:[Objective] Multiply 3-digit by 1-digit and 2-digit by 2-digit whole numbers, using various strategies, including but not limited to standard algorithms. 4.A.2.1:[Objective] Use the relationships between multiplication and division with the properties of multiplication to solve problems and find values for variables that make number sentences true.

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