Multiplicative thinking resources

In this practical task, students are to estimate the cost of meals ordered from a menu. The teacher reads out the meals and students show the steps in their estimations.

This practical task involves students making best estimates of sets of items and clearly demonstrating their method(s) of estimation.

Students estimate and explain how they estimated their answer for two number problems: one involving multiplication; and the other division.

Students show how they would carry out estimation of multiplication tasks.

Students answer questions involving finding fractions in story problems about marbles and write their answer in its simplest form.

Students decide if a percentage statement is correct and explain their answer.