When multiplying two numbers, does the order of the numbers matter? Which property of multiplication tells us that about the order in which we multiply numbers? Which property of addition tells of about the order in which we add numbers? When doing a problem with both multiplication and addition, which operation is done first? What is the purpose of placing numbers to multiply in parentheses?

How did this game demonstrate different ways to solve a problem? What thinking strategies did you use when you were deciding which path to trace to arrive at the correct answer? What properties of multiplication and addition did you get to use to make get the correct answers? How is 3+3+3+3+3 the same as (3x5)?