Math 3: Module 10: Solve Problems Involving Multiplication - Course Guide

Module Overview:

In this module, students will use a variety of strategies to multiply within 100, construct pictures and equations to represent multiplication word problems, and analyze and solve multiplication word problems that have equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities. Students will assess whether to multiply or divide to find an unknown number and calculate the unknown number in a multiplication equation.

Module Materials:

Lesson # Lesson Title Material(s)
1 Multiplication Strategies Within 100 None
2 Represent Word Problems Using Pictures and Equations None
3 Solve Situations and Quantities 100 counters;
4 Related Facts scissors
glue
5 Multiplication: Missing Numbers None

Module Objectives:

Lesson # Lesson Title Objective(s)
1 Multiplication Strategies Within 100
  1. Use a variety of strategies to multiply within 100.
2 Represent Word Problems Using Pictures and Equations
  1. Construct pictures and equations to represent multiplication word problems.
3 Solve Situations and Quantities
  1. Analyze and solve multiplication word problems that have equal groups, arrays, and measurement quantities.
4 Related Facts
  1. Assess whether to multiply or divide to find an unknown number.
5 Multiplication: Missing Numbers
  1. Calculate the unknown number in a multiplication equation.

Module Key Words:

Key Words
repeated addition
skip counting
number line
array
picture
multiplication table
multiplication picture
related division fact

Module Assignments:

Lesson # Lesson Title Page # Assignment Title
1 Multiplication Strategies Within 100 5 Hands-On 
2 Represent Word Problems Using Pictures and Equations 5 Hands-On
3 Solve Situations and Quantities 5 Hands-On
4 Related Facts 5 Hands-On
5 Multiplication: Missing Numbers 5 Hands-On

Learning Coach Notes:

Lesson # Lesson Title Notes
1 Multiplication Strategies Within 100 After your student completes their worksheet for this lesson ask them to explain how they solved each problem.
2 Represent Word Problems Using Pictures and Equations After your student completes their worksheet for this lesson ask them to explain how they solved each problem.
3 Solve Situations and Quantities
4 Related Facts After completing this lesson, ask your student to explain how multiplication and division are related and to give examples of related division and multiplication facts.
5 Multiplication: Missing Numbers After your student completes their worksheet for this lesson ask them to explain how they found the unknown number for each problem.

Module Guiding Questions:

When a student starts a lesson ask them questions to check for prior knowledge and understanding and to review concepts being taught. At the end of the lesson ask the questions again to see if their answer changes.

Lesson Title Question
Multiplication Strategies Within 100
  1. What are multiplication strategies?
Represent Word Problems Using Pictures and Equations
  1. How can pictures and equations help us solve word problems?
Solve Situations and Quantities
  1. Can you solve a multiplication word problem?
Related Facts
  1. How are multiplication and division related?
Multiplication: Missing Numbers
  1. How do we find the unknown number?

Module Video Questions:

When a student watches a video take time to ask them questions about what they watched. Suggested questions for the videos in this module are listed here. Suggestion: Have the student watch the entire video first all the way through. Then have them watch the video a second time, as they watch it pause the video and ask the questions.

Lesson Title Video Question
Multiplication Strategies Within 100 Zoo Multiplication
  1. How can you use strategies to solve multiplication sentences?
Represent Word Problems Using Pictures and Equations Solve Word Problems Using Equations and Pictures
  1. How can you solve multiplication word problems using equations and pictures?
Solve Situations and Quantities Meerkat Multiplication
  1. How can you solve multiplication word problems using pictures and arrays?
Related Facts Hungry Animals
  1. How can you determine which operation to use to find an unknown factor or product?
Multiplication: Missing Numbers Kicking Kangaroos
  1. How can you use multiplication or related division facts to solve for unknown numbers?

Module Suggested Read Aloud Books:

Take time to read to your student or have them read aloud to you. Read a different book each day. While reading the book point out concepts being taught. You may purchase these books or find them at your local library. Suggested things to discuss while reading the book:

  • What is the main idea?
  • What are three things new you learned?
  • How does this book relate to what you are learning about?

# Book Author Lexile Level

Module Outing:

Take some time to apply what your student is learning to the real world. Suggested outings are below.

# Outing