Topic 2 Year 7 Mathematics 

Mathematics 
Topic  Axioms and arrays 
No of lessons  8
When is it happening  Term 1 Year7 Week 2-3
What will students learn In this unit, students develop their understanding of different models for multiplication and division. Students also explore the axioms of number and which operations they apply to. The unit begins by looking at structures which lead to multiplication and the different models that can be associated with these structures. The array model is developed to explore the commutativity of multiplication. The array model is again used to introduce the associativity and distributivity axioms
Key Knowledge that students should know at the end of 'Topic' This is the knowledge that students will meet for the first time in this topic 

Explore contexts leading to multiplication and division calculations

Develop and interpret models for multiplication and division

Define commutativity of multiplication

Use arrays to derive fact families

Use commutativity of multiplication to solve division problems

Develop models for the commutativity of multiplication

Define associativity of multiplication

Develop models for the associativity of multiplication

Develop understanding of the distributive property of multiplication over addition

Use the distributive property to calculate efficiently

Use the commutative, associative and distributive properties to describe relationships between different multiplication tables

Explore common multiples

Explore conjectures using tracking calculations

Use algebraic notation to represent distributivity

Use understanding of the axioms to calculate using a range of strategies deciding on most efficient 

This is knowledge that students may have met before but will need to deepen their understanding 

Familiarity with relationship between multiplication and division

Experience with worded problems 

Familiarity with arrays to represent multiplication Understand addition is commutative

Understanding of the relationship between multiplication and division

Familiarity with arrays to represent multiplication

Familiarity with partitioning strategies for multiplication

Fluency with times table facts Familiarity with axioms

Familiarity with properties of multiplication and models to represent them

Familiarity with properties of multiplication and models to represent them

Familiarity with relationship between multiplication and division

Experience with worded problems

Familiarity with arrays to represent multiplication Understand addition is commutative

Understanding of the relationship between multiplication and division

Familiarity with arrays to represent multiplication

Familiarity with partitioning strategies for multiplication

Fluency with times table facts Familiarity with axioms

Familiarity with properties of multiplication and models to represent them

Familiarity with properties of multiplication and models to represent them

Key Skills that students should be able to demonstrate at the end of 'Topic' This is the skills  that students will meet for the first time in this topic

Be able to represent multiplication through a variety of models

Experience manipulating models and calculations based on the

associativity and commutativity of multiplication

This is skills that students may have met before but will need to develop  Understand the commutative and associative properties of multiplication
Key vocabulary that students should know and understand

Commutative, associative

The Big Question  Can I find all factors of a given number?

 

 Key questions that students should be able to answer at the end of the 'Topic'

Can I interpret worded questions correctly for simple addition and subtraction sums.
Do I understand fact families? Can I use one fact in my fact family to work out the others?
Do I know that addition and multiplication are commutative?

Can I use the associative property to calculate 36×25  and 2.2×50?

Can I write a calculation using the distributive property to calculate 347×6?

Do I understand my multiplication facts?

If I double the 4 times table I will have the ____ times table

If I ________ the 6 times table I will have the 12 times table

If I triple the ___ times table I will have the 12 times table

Can I complete the diagrams and calculations for the distributive

Using modelling to multiply numbers.