Friendly Fact Force

Agent 10 (The Place Shifter): Show how a number like 7 becomes 70. Do not call it "adding a zero" if possible; instead say: "We shift the number to the tens place and fill the ones place with a empty zero."

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Fact Force Mission File

Activities & Answer Key

Hands-On Learning, Adaptations, & Solutions

Phase

Execution

Guided & Hands-On Activity Guide (15 Mins)

Using the **Friendly Facts Matching Activity Cards**, place students in pairs. Each pair receives a cut-out set of cards consisting of 3 types: Multiplication Equation, Visual Model, and Final Product.

Mission Rules for Students:

• Lay out all cards face down. Turn over three cards at a time to find a matching trio.

• Example Trio: 4 × 5 ↔ [ 4 groups of 5 dots ] ↔ 20

• Partners must explain why the trio matches before collecting the set. ("Because 4 groups of 5 equals 20!")

Tactical Differentiation Strategies

Scaffolding Support

• Use physical base-10 blocks (rods) for Agent 10 and linking cubes to construct towers of 2 or 5.
• Highlight skip-counting pathways on a 100-chart to visually reinforce density and patterns.

Extension Challenges

• Introduce the commutative property: if \(6 \times 5 = 30\), what is \(5 \times 6\)?
• Challenge students to multiply numbers larger than 10 by Agent 10 (e.g., \(12 \times 10 = 120\)) and justify their logic.

Master Answer Key

Worksheet Page 1 Solutions

• Skip Counting: 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12, 14, 16, 18, 20 • 5, 10, 15, 20, 25, 30, 35, 40, 45, 50
• Equal Groups:
  - \(4 \times 2 = \mathbf{8}\) (Student draws 4 groups of 2 stars)
  - \(3 \times 5 = \mathbf{15}\) (Student draws 3 groups of 5 stars)
• Agent 2 Doublings: \(7 \times 2 = \mathbf{14}\) • \(9 \times 2 = \mathbf{18}\)
• Agent 5 Nickel Clocks: \(5 \times 5 = \mathbf{25}\) • \(8 \times 5 = \mathbf{40}\)

Worksheet Page 2 & Exit Ticket Solutions

• Agent 10 Arrays:
  - \(3 \times 10 = \mathbf{30}\) arrays (3 rows, 10 columns)
  - \(6 \times 10 = \mathbf{60}\) arrays (6 rows, 10 columns)
• Mixed Agent Drills:
  - \(10 \times 10 = \mathbf{100}\) • \(4 \times 5 = \mathbf{20}\) • \(8 \times 2 = \mathbf{16}\)
• Exit Ticket:
  1. \(6 \times 2 = \mathbf{12}\) (Double 6)
  2. \(4 \times 5 = \mathbf{20}\) (Skip-count by 5s four times)
  3. \(8 \times 10 = \mathbf{80}\) (Add zero place value shift)
  4. Word Problem: \(3 \times 10 = \mathbf{30}\) cookies.

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AGENT 5 \(4 \times 5 = \) ____

AGENT 10 \(4 \times 10 = \) ____

AGENT 5 \(6 \times 5 = \) ____

AGENT 2 \(8 \times 2 = \) ____

AGENT 10 \(8 \times 10 = \) ____

AGENT 5 \(7 \times 5 = \) ____

AGENT 10 \(10 \times 10 = \) ____

5 Part 5: Tactical Field Scenario

Read the scenario below, formulate your multiplication statement, and solve.

The Case of the Missing Gadgets: Lead Agent 10 discovered 5 locked tactical lockers. Inside each locker, there are exactly 10 special tools. How many special tools are there in total?

WRITE THE EQUATION HERE:

_____ × _____ = _____

STATE YOUR FINAL RESPONSE:

There are ______ tools in total.

FACT FORCE STUDENT WORKSHEET PAGE 2 OF 2

Agent 5 Product

25

Match Trio Epsilon

Agent 10 Equation

5 × 10

"5 Place Value Rods"

Match Trio Zeta

Agent 10 Model

5 Rods (10 blocks each)

Match Trio Zeta

Agent 10 Product

50

Match Trio Zeta

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