„Learning to Innovate” Project plan for nomination

„The Multiplication & Division”

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Project summary: The Multiplication & Division topic connects students to practice
multiplication and division skills through collaborative online activities.

Description:
Students review multiplication and division skills and design word problems specific to their
community. Students then have the chance to solve multiplication and division word problems
created by students from around the world!

Grade/Age/Level: 4 th grade/ 10 years

Subjects – Math, Grammar, Technology

Cross Curricular subjects:

Digital Citizenship, Digital Literacy, Informational Fluency

Duration (days or minutes): 5 days

Skills - Reading Comprehension

Writing
Mathematics
Technology Skills
Social & Emotional Skills
Participation

Required resources: (on-site resources, materials etc) –

To help students create their projects, they will complete two collaborative lessons. Each
lesson includes a video, an informational text, and a comprehension question to guide
discussions with students around the world.
1. Multiplication & Division Review
2. How to Write a Word Problem
Objectives/Goals:
- identify and share recipes of popular dishes in the community;
- convert the recipe units from English units of measurement to Metric (or vice versa)
Students identify a place they would like to visit. Students might choose to visit a destination
in a neighboring state, a different country, or destination in outer space!
- determine how long it would take to travel to their destination via various modes of
transit;
- interview people in their community who use multiplication and division in their job;
- example multiplication and division problems from the job;
- design their own project.

Learning outcomes:
Problem Solving, Mathematical Models, Multiplication & Division
Digital Citizenship, Digital Literacy, Informational Fluency
Collaboration, Empathy, Curiosity
Responsiveness, Time Management

Activities/Tasks:
Cooking with Math
Plan a Trip
Find a Career with Multiplication & Division
Design Your Own Project in Power Point

Driving question:
How can studying multiplication and division help us learn about communities around the
world?

Assessment:
Share their own project to each other and according points between 1 to 10.
The winner is the student who has accumulated 100 points.

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