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Broken Calculator: Multiplication Cross Product

Broken Calculator: Multiplication Cross Product

Back to School Math Worksheets

Back to School Math Worksheets

In these math problems, the solution is already given. But another number is missing!

Spring Math Worksheets: Multiplication and Division

Spring Math Worksheets: Multiplication and Division

Sets of multiplication and division practice problems. But the unknown isn’t where you expect it to be!

Factors and Codes: First Names (Episode 2)

Factors and Codes: First Names (Episode 2)

Scrambled up somewhere in 161,000 is a first name. Can you find it!?

Find The Pattern: Multiply Fractions

Find The Pattern: Multiply Fractions

What if you set the stage for students to discover how to multiply fractions?

How Many Ways: Fractions Divide Equals 2/3

How Many Ways: Fractions Divide Equals 2/3

One equation. Digits one through nine. How many ways can you make it work?

How Many Ways: Fractions Multiply 2/3

How Many Ways: Fractions Multiply 2/3

How many different ways can you make this fraction multiplication statement true using only the digits one through nine?

How Many Ways: Divide Fractions Equal 1/4

How Many Ways: Divide Fractions Equal 1/4

How many different ways can you make this fraction division math statement true using only the digits one through nine?

How Many Ways: Multiply Fractions Equal 1/4

How Many Ways: Multiply Fractions Equal 1/4

One equation. Digits one through nine. How many ways can you make it work?

How Many Ways: Times Equals Times

How Many Ways: Times Equals Times

How many different ways can you make this math statement true using only the digits one through nine?

How Many Ways: 2 Digit ÷ 1 Digit = 1 Digit

How Many Ways: 2 Digit ÷ 1 Digit = 1 Digit

How many different ways can you make this math statement true using only the digits one through nine?

Undoing Multiplication With Division

Undoing Multiplication With Division

Multiplication and division, natural foes, are constantly seeking to undo each other. Students will attempt to reverse the effects of multiplication by dividing once, twice, or even thrice!

Calculators, Patterns, and Multiplying By Decimals

Calculators, Patterns, and Multiplying By Decimals

Before teaching students the procedure for multiplying with decimals, how much can they intuitively glean from a structured play session with calculators?

Why Is Our Calendar So Weird!?

Why Is Our Calendar So Weird!?

Why are there 12 months? Why don’t weeks fit into months evenly? Why don’t weeks fit into the year evenly? What’s going on with the calendar!

Visualizing Fraction Multiplication

Visualizing Fraction Multiplication

What does it look like to multiply fractions?