Lesson Plan: Multiplying Rational Numbers Mathematics • 7th Grade
This lesson plan includes the objectives, prerequisites, and exclusions of the lesson teaching students how to multiply rational numbers, including fractions and decimals.
Objectives
Students will be able to
- multiply rational numbers that have the same form,
- multiply rational numbers that have different forms by converting between fractions (including mixed numbers) and decimals,
- solve word problems involving the multiplication of rational numbers.
Prerequisites
Students should already be familiar with
- the definition of a rational number,
- simplifying fractions,
- converting between fractions and decimals.
Exclusions
Students will not cover
- percentages,
- exponents,
- dividing rational numbers.
