UP:MA19.5.14
Vocabulary
- Fraction
- Models
- Mixed number
- Multiplication
Knowledge
Students know:
- Contextual situations for multiplication.
- How to use an area model to illustrate the product of two whole numbers and its relationship to partial products and extend this knowledge to illustrate products involving fractions and mixed numbers.
Skills
Students are able to:
- Solve real-word problems involving multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers.
- Write equations to represent the word situation.
- Use visual fraction models to represent the problem.
Understanding
Students understand that:
- A variety of strategies are used to model and solve problems that provide a context for multiplying fractions and mixed numbers.
- Solutions are interpreted based on the meaning of the quantities and the context of the problem situation.
