Multi-digit Multiplication Project Based Learning

Love project based learning? Look no further for a multi-digit multiplication project with real-world application to engage your students! With this activity, students will have to practice using multi-digit multiplication to plan a camping trip for their classmates. It's engaging, meaningful, and no prep is required!

This is a PRINTABLE resource that can also be distributed to students via PDF. A TPT EASEL activity has also been created for these resources.

Looking for a fully digital version? Click Here for the Google Slides version!

This project is a great way to assess or practice:

• 2 & 3 by 1 digit multiplication
• 2 by 2 digit multiplication
• 2 by 3 digit multiplication
• 3 by 3 digit multiplication

Students will also practice:

• Multi-digit addition
• Multi-digit subtraction
• Budgeting
• Decision Making
• Critical Thinking

This engaging product includes:

• 6 pages of multi-digit application - Students will use skills to determine:

1. Location
2. Shelter
3. Supplies
4. Excursions
5. Food

• Budget Sheet - Students must add up all their costs and defend their proposed trip budget.
• Early finisher Page: Students draw a map of their camp site with a key.
• Answer Key! Many answers vary based on the number of students in your class, or how many students you assign (this is a great opportunity for differentiation!)

Differentiated Alternative Pages Included!!

• Metric System Version! Metric unit alternative for students outside of the United States
• (3) 2 by 3 Digit Swaps! Three pages you can swap out with the original to have students focus more on 2 by 3 digit multiplication.
• 2 by 2 Digit Swap- The excursion page modified for students working on 2 x 2digits
• 3 by 1 and 4 by 1 Digit swap The excursion page modified for students working on 3 and 4 x 1 digits

Use This Product As:

• Extra Practice
• Group work
• Assessment
• At-home Extension Work
• Enrichment
• Test Prep

Satisfied Customers Say:

• "This project was AMAZING!! My students loved it and actually complained when we had to stop. All of the questions were well thought out and directly related to what we had been working on in class. Thank you for such a wonderful product!"
• "This was a great practice for my students to use their multiplication skills. I liked that it wasn't simple "solve this problem," but more of a "figure it out and then solve." It made my students think more."
• "My whole class loved this!"
• "I love to give my students project-based practice on concepts. This was a lot of fun."

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