TOPIC 8

Apply Understanding of Multiplication to Multiply Fractions

Students will multiply a whole number by a fraction, use models to multiply two fractions, and find the area of a rectangle using fractions and diagrams.  They will multiply mixed numbers and compare the size of the product to the size of one factor without multiplying to consider multiplication as scaling.  Finally, they’ll use previously learned knowledge to make sense of problems and persevere in solving them.