This multi-digit multiplication task was used with fourth-grade students. Students are asked to critique a statement on if two numbers multiplied together are equal to two numbers added together. After an initial conjecture, students share their ideas with a partner and identify similarities and differences between the two arguments. This task contains argumentative language, including claim and evidence.

Microsoft Word version: 4_NBT_Multiplication_ThinkPairShare_Critique_1

PDF version: 4_NBT_Multiplication_ThinkPairShare_Critique_1

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