Lesson

#11

Date

March 26, 2015

Subject/Gra
de Level

Grade 8 Mathematics A/B

Time
Duratio
n

70 minutes x2

Unit

Integers

Teacher

Michelle Osborne

OUTCOMES FROM ALBERTA PROGRAM OF STUDIES

General
Learning
Outcomes:
Specific
Learning
Outcomes:

Number: Develop number sense

7. Demonstrate an understanding of multiplication and division of integers, concretely, pictorially,
and symbolically. [C, CN, PS, R, V]
LEARNING OBJECTIVES

Students will:
1. Illustrate
2. Illustrate
3. Illustrate
4. Illustrate

multiplication of integers pictorially.

multiplication of integers symbolically.
division of integers pictorially.
division of integers symbolically.

ASSESSMENTS
Observations/Key
Questions/Products

Problems of the day: How do students understand the multiplication of

integers, and the rules associated with multiplication (1,2)
Post-it Note Activity: Review of multiplication and division of integers
through the form of problems (1,2,3,4)
4 Corners Activity: More review of multiplication and division of integers,
do students understand the methods that they can use to multiply and
divide (1,2,3,4)

LEARNING RESOURCES CONSULTED

Mathematics Alberta Program of Studies
Math Makes Sense Teacher Resource
Math Makes Sense textbook

MATERIALS AND EQUIPMENT

Poll Everywhere on the SMARTboard
Large post-it notes (1 for each group)
4 Corners Activity on PowerPoint

PROCEDURE
Prior to lesson

Consider:
Attention Grabber
Assessment of Prior

Knowledge
Expectations for
Learning and Behaviour
Advance
Organizer/Agenda
Transition to Body

Agenda on the board: Problems of the day; Talk Partners Activity;

Post-it Notes Activity; 4 Corners Activity
Large post-it notes ready for the groups with question numbers and
pages numbers on them at the front of the class.
Introduction
Time
Go through the Agenda to start off class
8:35am
9:50am
Problems of the Day: Poll Everywhere questions (5

questions).
(8A has not done Poll Everywhere yet, and they will
likely take longer for this section)
Go through four possible division questions:
6/2, 6/-2, -6/2 and -6/-2 using integer chips on the
whiteboard in four different sections.
NEED to know the quotient is it + or in order to
know if you put chips in or take them out.
There arent many questions on the strand exam
for using integer chips, so dont worry too much
about them but try and remember these examples.

20
minutes

For the As: Do review of number line approach to

clear up any confusion from previous day.
These are just good tools that if you struggle with
multiplication and division you have an extra
resource in your back pocket to pull out and use,
especially if youre a more visual or spatial person.

Body
Consider:
Variety of Learning

Styles
Questioning throughout

Post-it note activity. I will divide the class into 5/6

groups. Each group will get large post-it notes.
They are expected to write out their questions on
the paper so that future students will know what
the question was. They each get two or three
examples from the textbook and have to work in
their groups to determine the correct answers.
Spread these out as best as possible along the
wall as students finish.

A groups: Matthew V, Jordan, Sianna (p. 81 #7,

15, 18); Tia, Megan, Tom, Matthew K (p.81 #8,
17); Kim, Colby, Kaya (p. 81 #4, 5, 11); Raymond,
Austin, Amber, Nolan (p. 81, #3, 6, 13); Kiera,
Cassidy, Liam (p. 81 #10, 16); Sebastian, Tristan,
Leah (p. 81 #9, 12)
B groups: Danielle, Taylor, Robbie, Sarah (p. 81
#7, 15, 18); Ali, Kash, Daxton, Byron(p.81 #8,
17); Josie, Cole, Maleah (p. 81 #4, 5, 11); Josh,
Alex, Holly, Chayton (p. 81, #3, 6, 13); Sam,
Dylan, Blaze(p. 81 #10, 16); Jessie, Fox, Cooper
(p. 81 #9, 12)

Differentiation for
students
Focused formative
assessment

Students will return to their desks as they finish

and we will go through each of the answers,
calling on groups to explain their answers.

As closure, we will play a little bit of 4 corners for

more review; as many questions as we can get
through in the class.
Once we have a couple minutes left in class, I will
bring them back to their desks, and then we will
close the class off with a review and recap of
what we have seen so far in the integers unit.
Tomorrow we will be talking more about the
division of integers and rules associated with it to
get more practice.
For the Bs: if there is extra time show this video
which they have not seen yet for more review of
dividing integers:
https://www.khanacademy.org/math/pre-

Closure
Consider:
Consolidation of

Learning
Feedback from
Students
Feedback to Students

Transition to Next
Lesson

Time

8:55am
10:10a
m
30
minutes

Time

9:25am
10:40a
m
20
minutes

algebra/negatives-absolute-value-pre-alg/multdiv-negatives-pre-alg/v/dividing-positive-andnegative-numbers
Sponge
Activity/Activities

If theres extra time: Students can work on page 83 of the

textbook for mid-unit review practice.