standard_description: Apply properties of operations as strategies to multiply and divide. (Students need not use formal terms for these properties.) ^( )Examples: If 6 × 4 = 24 is known, then 4 × 6 = 24 is also known. (Commutative property of multiplication.) 3 × 5 × 2 can be found by 3 × 5 = 15, then 15 × 2 = 30, or by 5 × 2 = 10, then 3 × 10 = 30. (Associative property of multiplication.) Knowing that 8 × 5 = 40 and 8 × 2 = 16, one can find 8 × 7 as 8 × (5 + 2) = (8 × 5) + (8 × 2) = 40 + 16 = 56. (Distributive property.)
problem_activity: Stage 6: Multiply with 1–5
Required Preparation
Materials to Gather
Colored pencils or crayons
Number cubes
Paper clips
Materials to Copy
Blackline Masters
Capture Squares Stage 6 Gameboard
Capture Squares Stage 6 Spinner

Narrative
Students roll a number cube and spin a spinner and find the product of the two numbers they generated. The spinner has numbers 2–5.
Additional Information
Each group of 2 needs one number cube.


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