Your identity doesn't change when you change clothes! The identity property is very similar. The video explains the identity number for addition and why it is known as that. Then the narrator describes the identity number for multiplication.

Concepts

identity property of addition, identity property, addition, multiplication by 1

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Additional Tags

math

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Instructional Ideas

• Create a few practice problems to work through together
• Explain why and when pupils need to know the identity property

Classroom Considerations

• Video works best as a review of the identity property of addition and multiplication

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Short and to the point, without any frills
• Works well in a traditional classroom or as homework in a flipped classroom

Cons

• None

Common Core

3.OA.D.9 6.NS.B.3 7.NS.A.2.a