Grade 4 Math Lesson Outline Multiplying by 1, 0 and 10.

May 24, 2016

Ask them what they think is special about multiplying by 1? By 0? By 10?

Multiplying by 1
Start with an example:
- Mark made five waffles and puts each one on a separate plate. How many plates does Mark use?
Show me mathematically.
Answer: 5 x 1=5
- How about six waffles? 6 x 1=6
- Seven waffles? 7 x 1=7
Ask them what is special about multiplying by one?
Answer to look for: If one number in a multiplication problem is one, the answer will be the same as
the other number.
Multiplying by 0
Start with an example:
-Mark has five empty plates. How many waffles are on each plate? Show me mathematically.
Answer: 5 x 0=0
-How about six plates? 6 x 0=0
-Seven plates? 7 x 0=0
Ask them what is special about multiplying by zero?
Answer to look for: When one factor in the equation is zero, the answer will be zero.
Multiplying by 10
Start with an example:
- Mark has five trays with ten waffles on each. How many waffles does Mark have in total? Show me
mathematically.
Answer: 5 x 10=50
- How about six trays? 6 x 10=60
- How about seven trays? 7 x 10=70
Ask them what is special about multiplying by ten?
Answer to look for: When multiplying any number by ten, just add zero to the original number.
Practice Questions:
8 x _ = 8 (1)

10 x _ = 0 (0)

3 x _ = 30 (10)

Tricky (Connections to Decimal Unit):

You have seven dimes. Your friend has ten nickels. Who more money? Show me your work.
(7 x 0.10 = 0.70, 10 x 0.05 = 0.50 you have more money)
If there is time, ask what would happen if we multiply by 100? 1000? 10 000? See what happens.