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Multiplication inequalities inquiry
This prompt begins with a statement involving inequalities and the order of a set of digits. Students form questions based on the conjecture and investigate their questions. The resource includes the prompt, teacher notes, guided questions and extension prompts.
- Resource details
- Year level
- Year 5
- Purpose
- Assessment tasks Student activities Teaching resource
- Strand
- Number
- Topic
- Multiplication and division
- Audience
- Teachers
- Format
- Downloadable resource
- Australian Curriculum code
- AC9M5N06
- Numeracy progression
- Multiplicative strategies (P7)
- Publisher
- Inquiry Maths
- Copyright
- © Andrew Blair 2012-21. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.
- Keywords
- product order of operations
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