Grade 5 Module 4 - Multiplication and Division of Fractions and Decimals
Stage 1 Desired Results
ESTABLISHED GOALS
5.NBT.7 Perform operations with multi-digit
whole numbers and with decimals to the
hundredths
5.NF.3 Interpret a fraction as division
5.NF.4 Multiply a fraction or a whole number
by a fraction
5.NF.5 Interpret multiplication as scaling or
resizing
5.NF.6 Solve real world problems involving the
multiplication of fractions and mixed numbers
5.NF.7 Divide unit fractions by whole numbers
and whole numbers by unit fractions.
Transfer
Students will be able to independently use their learning to understand that operations can be
interpreted in many different ways.
Meaning
UNDERSTANDINGS
ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Students will understand that…
● multiplication doesn’t always make a
● What happens to a number when you
bigger number
multiply?
● division doesn’t always make a
● What happens to a number when you
number smaller
divide?
● there are different strategies that can
● What strategies could I use to
be used to multiply and divide
perform these operations? Which
fractions
strategy works best for me?
● Fractions are everywhere
● Where will we use fractions in our
life?
Acquisition
Students will know…
Students will be skilled at…
● fractions can be seen as division
● multiplying fractions by whole
● when multiplying by a fraction less
numbers
than 1, the answer will be smaller
● multiplying fractions by fractions
than the factors.
● dividing unit fractions by whole
● when dividing by a unit fraction, the
numbers
number will be bigger than the
● dividing whole numbers by unit
dividend
fractions
● multiplication can be seen as resizing
or scaling
Stage 2 - Evidence
Evaluative Criteria
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Assessment Evidence
PERFORMANCE TASK(S):
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Stage 3 – Learning Plan
Summary of Key Learning Events and Instruction
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