Mathematics 8 Integers
Specific Curriculum Outcome
N07 Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of multiplication and division of integers, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
N07 Students will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of multiplication and division of integers, concretely, pictorially, and symbolically.
activities
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- Multiplying Integers from Mathematics Teacher Calendar Problem - Find the smallest possible product obtained by multiplying two numbers from the set {-7, -5, -1, 1, 3}. Here are some extensions to consider... What if you could use three numbers from the set? Make up your own set of 5 numbers and try again. What is a general rule for finding he smallest product for any set?
- Multiply Integers with a Number Line from Andrew Stadel on Desmos - This is an online Desmos Classroom Activity that offers students a visual and conceptual introduction to multiplication of positive and negative numbers.
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- Missing Multipliers from NRICH - A multiplication square with 4 rows and 4 columns has had all its headings and answers hidden. All of the headings are numbers between 2 and 12, and no heading appears twice horizontally or vertically. By revealing some of the answers, can you work out what the headings must be?
- 24 Game - This game can be played with an ordinary deck of playing cards with all the face cards removed. The aces are taken to have the value 1 and the basic game proceeds by having 4 cards thrown and the first player that can achieve the number 24 exactly using only allowed operations (such as addition, subtraction, multiplication, division, and parentheses) wins the hand.