Caity Snyder

5.NF.5 - Multiplication as Scaling **This is a one day 45-minute whole group lesson plan** Students work together to create fractions that are less than, greater than, and equal to 1 to fill into the table. Then, they multiply the factors to see how the product changes. After filling out the chart, students should be able to infer rules as to what happens to a product depending on the fractions being multiplied. Students work independently or with partners to answer the problems on the second pa

This is a discovery activity for students beginning to learn scaling. Teachers and students together can pick factors that are multiples/factors of one another and test how the products change depending on the factors chosen. To differentiate, allow higher students to work with a partner to pick their factors and check as opposed to being guided by a teacher.