Develop and justify a method to use the area model to determine the product of a monomial and a binomial or the product of two binomials.
Factor an expression, including expressions containing a variable.
Recognize that area represents the product of two numbers and is additive.
Represent a multiplication problem as the area of a rectangle, proportionally or using generic area.
Develop and justify a strategy to determine the product of two multi-digit numbers by representing the product as an area or the sum of areas.

This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team in partnership with the North Carolina Virtual Public Schools. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 6th Grade Math. 

This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team in partnership with the North Carolina Virtual Public Schools. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 6th Grade Math. 

This course was created by the Rethink Education Content Development Team in partnership with the North Carolina Virtual Public Schools. This course is aligned to the NC Standards for 6th Grade Math.  

Sample Learning Goals
Simplify expressions by combining like-terms
Contextualize coefficients and like/unlike-terms
Interpret an expression in both abstract and concrete representations
Build an expression that is equivalent to a target

This short video and interactive assessment activity is designed to teach fourth graders about adding and subtracting - missing number.