Stage 3 – Unit 27
This 2-week unit develops the big idea that multiplicative thinking involves flexible use of multiplication and division concepts, strategies and representations.
Mathematics K–10 Syllabus © 2023 NSW Education Standards Authority (NESA) for and on behalf of the Crown in right of the State of New South Wales.
Students are provided opportunities to:
- identify, describe and apply multiplicative patterns
- learn and apply a range of concepts, strategies and representations for multiplication and division
- share their reasoning for applying multiplicative strategies in particular situations.
Represents numbers A – MAO-WM-01, MA3-RN-01
Whole numbers: Apply place value to partition, regroup and rename numbers to 1 billion
Additive relations A – MAO-WM-01, MA3-AR-01
Apply efficient mental and written strategies to solve addition and subtraction problems
Multiplicative relations A – MAO-WM-01, MA3-MR-01
- Use partitioning and place value to multiply 2-, 3- and 4-digit numbers by one-digit numbers
- Represent and solve division problems with whole number remainders
- Use estimation and rounding to check the reasonableness of answers to calculations
Multiplicative relations B – MAO-WM-01, MA3-MR-01, MA3-MR-02
- Select and apply strategies to solve problems involving multiplication and division with whole numbers
- Multiply and divide decimals by powers of 10
- Use equivalent number sentences involving multiplication and division to find unknown quantities
- Represent and describe number patterns formed by multiples
- Explore the use of brackets and the order of operations to write number sentences