Unit 2: Multiplication and Division of Whole

Numbers
BIG IDEAS

● Multiplication may be used to find the total number of objects when objects are arranged
in equal groups.
● One of the factors in multiplication indicates the number of objects in a group and the
other factor indicates the number of groups.
● Products may be calculated using invented strategies.
● Unfamiliar multiplication problems may be solved by using known multiplication facts
and properties of multiplication and division. For example, 8 x 7 = (8 x 2) + (8 x 5) and
18 x 7 = (10 x 7) + (8 x 7).
● The properties of multiplication and division help us solve computation problems easily
and provide reasoning for choices we make in problem solving.
● Multiplication may be represented by rectangular arrays/area models.
● There are two common situations where division may be used: fair sharing (given the
total amount and the number of equal groups, determine how many/much in each group)
and measurement (given the total amount and the amount in a group, determine how
many groups of the same size can be created).
● Some division situations will produce a remainder, but the remainder will always be less
than the divisor. If the remainder is greater than the divisor, that means at least one more
can be given to each group (fair sharing) or at least one more group of the given size (the
dividend) may be created.
● How the remainder is explained depends on the problem situation.
● The dividend, divisor, quotient, and remainder are related in the following manner:
dividend = divisor x quotient + remainder.
● The quotient remains unchanged when both the dividend and the divisor are multiplied or
divided by the same number.
● Estimation is a helpful tool when finding the products of a 2- digit number multiplied by
a 2-digit number.
● Multiplication and division can be represented using a rectangular area model.
● Multiplication may be used in problem contexts involving equal groups, rectangular
arrays/area models, or rate.
● Multiply up to a 4-digit number by a 1-digit number using strategies.
● Divide whole-numbers quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends and
remainders with up to four-digit dividends and one-digit divisors.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS Choose a few questions based on the needs of your students.
● What does it mean to factor?
● What is the difference between a prime and a composite number?
● What are multiples?
● How is skip counting related to identifying multiples?
 ● What is the difference between a factor and a product?
● How do we know if a number is prime or composite?
● How will diagrams help us determine and show the products of two-digit numbers?
● What patterns do I notice when I am multiplying whole numbers that can help me
multiply more efficiently?
● What is a sensible answer to a real problem?
● How is the area of a rectilinear figure calculated?
● How can I ensure my answer is reasonable?
● What effect does a remainder have on a quotient?
● How can I mentally compute a division problem?
● What are compatible numbers and how do they aid in dividing whole numbers?
● How are multiplication and division related to each other?
● What are some simple methods for solving multiplication and division problems?
● What patterns of multiplication and division can assist us in problem solving?
● What happens in division when there are zeroes in both the divisor and the dividend?
● How are remainders and divisors related?
● What is the meaning of a remainder in a division problem?
● How can we use clues and reasoning to find an unknown number?
● How can we determine the relationships between numbers?
● How can we use patterns to solve problems?
● How do multiplication, division, and estimation help us solve real world problems?
● How can we organize our work when solving a multi-step word problem?

STANDARDS FOR MATHEMATICAL CONTENT

Use the four operations with whole numbers to solve problems.

MGSE4.OA.1 Understand that a multiplicative comparison is a situation in which one
quantity is multiplied by a specified number to get another quantity.
a. Interpret a multiplication equation as a comparison e.g., interpret 35 = 5 × 7 as a
statement that 35 is 5 times as many as 7 and 7 times as many as 5.
b. Represent verbal statements of multiplicative comparisons as multiplication
equations.

MGSE4.OA.2 Multiply or divide to solve word problems involving multiplicative

comparison. Use drawings and equations with a symbol or letter for the unknown number
to represent the problem, distinguishing multiplicative comparison from additive
comparison.

MGSE4.OA.3 Solve multistep word problems with whole numbers and having whole-
number answers using the four operations, including problems in which remainders must
be interpreted. Represent these problems using equations with a symbol or letter standing
for the unknown quantity. Assess the reasonableness of answers using mental computation
and estimation strategies including rounding.

Gain familiarity with factors and multiples.

MGSE4.OA.4 Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1–100. Recognize that a
whole number is a multiple of each of its factors. Determine whether a given whole number in
the range 1–100 is a multiple of a given one-digit number. Determine whether a given whole
number in the range 1–100 is prime or composite.

Generate and analyze patterns.

MGSE4.OA.5 Generate a number or shape pattern that follows a given rule. Identify
apparent features of the pattern that were not explicit in the rule itself. Explain informally
why the pattern will continue to develop in this way. For example, given the rule “Add 3”
and the starting number 1, generate terms in the resulting sequence and observe that the terms
appear to alternate between odd and even numbers.

Use place value understanding and properties of operations to perform multi-digit

arithmetic.
MGSE4.NBT.5 Multiply a whole number of up to four digits by a one-digit whole number, and
multiply two two-digit numbers, using strategies based on place value and the properties of
operations. Illustrate and explain the calculation by using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or
area models.

MGSE4.NBT.6 Find whole-number quotients and remainders with up to four-digit dividends

and one-digit divisors, using strategies based on place value, the properties of operations, and/or
the relationship between multiplication and division. Illustrate and explain the calculation by
using equations, rectangular arrays, and/or area models.

Solve problems involving measurement and conversion of measurements from a larger unit
to a smaller unit.
MGSE4.MD.2 Use the four operations to solve word problems involving distances, intervals of
time, liquid volumes, masses of objects, and money, including problems involving simple
fractions or decimals, and problems that require expressing measurements given in a larger unit
in terms of a smaller unit. Represent measurement quantities using diagrams such as number line
diagrams that feature a measurement scale.
Geometric Measurement: understand concepts of angle and measure angles.
MGSE4.MD.8 Recognize area as additive. Find areas of rectilinear figures by decomposing
them into non-overlapping rectangles and adding the areas of the non-overlapping parts,
applying this technique to solve real world problems.