reSolve: Multiplication – making robots

This sequence of lessons introduces the key idea of multiplication as a Cartesian product, using the language of 'for each'. Students explore the total number of different robots that can be made using three heads, three bodies and three feet. The students represent the different combinations for the robots as array. The sequence is outlined in detail including curriculum links, vocabulary, materials needed, discussion points and student resources such as templates and card sets. This sequence is part of the reSolve: Mathematics by Inquiry program.

Resource details

Year level

Year 2

Purpose

Teaching resource

Strand

Number

Topic

Addition and subtraction Multiplication and division Operating with number

Audience

Teachers

Format

Downloadable resource

Australian Curriculum code

AC9M2N05

Numeracy progression

Multiplicative strategies (P5)

Publisher

reSolve Maths by Inquiry

Copyright

© Australian Government Department of Education, Skills and Employment 2021. Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 4.0.

Keywords

array repeated addition combinations

Other terms

permutations multiplication