MA19.3.2

Mathematics (2019) Grade(s): 3

MA19.3.2
Illustrate and interpret the quotient of two whole numbers as the number of objects in each group or the number of groups when the whole is partitioned into equal shares.

Unpacked Content

Knowledge

Students know:

that division is related to multiplication in terms of finding a missing factor. The missing factor being either the number of groups or the number of items in each group.

Skills

Students are able to:

Interpret quantities in a division situation as the number of objects in each groupor the number of equal groups.
Use a model or drawing to illustrate a quotient.
Write word problems for division context involving equal groups and fair shares.

Understanding

Students understand that:

a division expression represents either the number of objects in each group when the total number is partitioned evenly into a given number of groups or the number of groups when the total number is partitioned into groups that each contain a given number.

Vocabulary

Partitive division
Measurement division
Missing factor
Factor
Quotient
Partition
Product
Divisor
Dividend
Equal share

Aligned Learning Resources

Math Race Mania

Lego Array Game

One Hundred Hungry Ants

Tell Me a Story

Design by Adaptive Theme