Multiplication Machines

On this Quest, you'll discover…

Multiply confidently using efficient techniques.

• Multiply one-digit numbers by numbers up to 10 fluently, using facts you already know.
• Multiply at least a two-digit number by a one-digit number by breaking down the numbers.
• Multiply at least a two-digit number by a two-digit number, breaking each number into its place-value parts and recording each part.
• Use doubling and halving as a multiplication technique, and explain why it works.
• Estimate a product, then use multiplication and division as inverse operations to check it.