About Area Model Multiplication
Build rectangles of various sizes and relate multiplication to area. Discover new strategies for multiplying large numbers. Use the game screen to test your problem solving strategies!
How to play Area Model Multiplication
Everything is hands-on: drag, click and experiment — the simulation reacts instantly. Build rectangles of various sizes and relate multiplication to area.
Questions & answers
- What is Area Model Multiplication?
- Area Model Multiplication is a free interactive simulation from PhET Interactive Simulations (University of Colorado Boulder) that you can play right in your browser on crumble.lol — no downloads and no sign-up. Build rectangles of various sizes and relate multiplication to area. Discover new strategies for multiplying large numbers.
- What can kids learn from Area Model Multiplication?
- It helps kids explore: recognize that area represents the product of two numbers and is additive. represent a multiplication problem as the area of a rectangle, proportionally or using generic area. develop and justify a strategy to determine the product of two multi-digit numbers by representing the product as an area or the sum of areas.
- What age is Area Model Multiplication good for?
- It is designed for elementary school (roughly ages 5–10) up to middle school (roughly ages 10–14), and curious kids outside that range can absolutely enjoy poking around it too.
- Is Area Model Multiplication free to play?
- Yes — Area Model Multiplication is completely free on crumble.lol and runs fully in your browser on computers and tablets.