Use a "problem situation" (e.g., calculating debt over several months) to show why we need to multiply negative numbers.

: Summarizing what was learned and evaluating performance. Homework : Assigning tasks for independent practice. Example Plan: Multiplication of Rational Numbers

Rapid-fire oral questions on adding and subtracting negative numbers to prepare for multiplication.

Students work in groups to identify patterns in sequences (e.g., ) to "discover" the rule.

Students self-evaluate: "I understand the rule," "I can apply it," or "I

Solving problems from the textbook, moving from simple multiplications to multi-step expressions.