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Arizona Math Standard: 2.OA.C.4

Use addition to find the total number of objects arranged in rectangular arrays (with up to 5 rows and 5 columns). Write an equation to express the total as a sum of equal addends.

Broken Calculator: Multiplication Cross Product Gr 3-5
How Many Will There Be? Courtyard
How Many Will There Be? Courtyard
Give kids a taste of a sequence, let them build an understanding, and then see how far their predictions can take them.
Gr 2-6
How Many Will There Be? Checkerboard
How Many Will There Be? Checkerboard
Give kids a taste of a sequence, let them build an understanding, and then see how far their predictions can take them.
Gr 3-5
How Many Will There Be? Squares in Squares
How Many Will There Be? Squares in Squares
Give kids a taste of a sequence, let them build an understanding, and then see how far their predictions can take them.
Gr 2-5
How Many Will There Be? Pyramids
How Many Will There Be? Pyramids
Give kids a taste of a sequence, let them build an understanding, and then see how far their predictions can take them.
Gr 2-4
How Many Will There Be? Sliced Circles
How Many Will There Be? Sliced Circles
Give kids a taste of a sequence, let them build an understanding, and then see how far their predictions can take them.
Gr 1-5
How Many Will There Be? Desks
How Many Will There Be? Desks
Give kids a taste of a sequence, let them build an understanding, and then see how far their predictions can take them.
Gr 2-5
Game: Number Scrabble
Game: Number Scrabble
What if we played Tic-Tac-Toe with numbers and instead of three-in-a-row, we add up to 15? Well… then we’d have Number Scrabble!
Gr 1-5
Math Curiosity: A Pattern Packed Triangle
Math Curiosity: A Pattern Packed Triangle
Pascal’s pattern-packed triangle is a potent puzzle for pupils to ponder.
Gr 3-5
Disneyland Parking Structure Math Project
Disneyland Parking Structure Math Project
Your students will use estimation strategies to figure out how many parking spots are there in the parking structure at Disneyland? And you bet I reveal the real answer!
Gr 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8
Same Perimeter, Different Area For Rectangles
Same Perimeter, Different Area For Rectangles
Can two rectangles have the same perimeter but… different areas!?
Gr 3, 4, 6, 7
Math Curiosity: Magic Squares
Math Curiosity: Magic Squares
Imagine a 3×3 square in which every row, column, and diagonal have the same sum. That’s a magic square!
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 7
Math Curiosity: Odds & Squares
Math Curiosity: Odds & Squares
Why does the sum of the first 5 odds also equal 5 squared?
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 6
Math Curiosity: Waring’s Conjecture
Math Curiosity: Waring’s Conjecture
So, can you write every odd (greater than 3) as the sum of three primes?
Gr 1-5
Math Curiosity: Primes and Squares
Math Curiosity: Primes and Squares
Can any perfect square be written as the sum of two primes?
Gr 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 8