Illuminations: Times Table

Times Table


This tool allows you to practice multiplying numbers.

Instructions

 
Click on any of the blue squares to show a product. Double-click on any displayed product to hide it behind a blue square again.

Exploration

 
Look for patterns within the table. For instance…

  • What is special about all of the numbers along the upper-left to lower-right diagonal, from 0 × 0 to 9 × 9?

  • Reveal all the products along the diagonal from 0 × 8 up to 8 × 0. What do you notice about the numbers that lie along this diagonal?

  • What other patterns do you notice?

  

NCTM Resources

Principles and Standards for School Mathematics

Lessons


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