Monster Lab Multiplication Task Cards
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ANSWER KEY:
1. 30 eyeballs
2. 28 hands
3. 27 eyeballs
4. 6 feet
5. No
6. 56 dots
7. 30 eyeballs
8. 63 dots
9. 35 teeth
10.6 Normans
11.24 feet
12.Yes
13.23 eyes
DIRECTIONS: 14.3 Ernies
15.22 green feet
16.4 Handys
Place the monster picture 17.Answers will vary.
18.15 bottles
mat, task cards, and a set 19.5 Normans and 2 Cecils
of recording sheets at a 20.10 feet
21.20 eyeballs
center. Students only 22.10 feet
need to solve 12 of the 24 23.9 teeth
24.20 Normans
problems to finish the
activity.
Mikey Norman Cecil
Trevor Ernie Eggbert
Humphrey Handy Fluff
1 2 3
Dr. Crazy’s wi fe has The supply of monster
Dr. Crazy plans to asked for more help eyeballs is running l ow.
gi ve a bi rthday gi ft with the housework. Dr. How many eyeballs will
of 6 Ernies to his Crazy doesn’t like to Dr. Crazy need to create
nephew. How many clean, so he has decided 9 Trevors?
total monster to give her a gi ft of 7
eyeballs will he Handys instead. How
need? many total monster
hands will be able to
help Dr. Crazy’s wi fe?
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4 5 6
Dr. Crazy’s daughter, Dr. Crazy is running Dr. Crazy wants to
Emma, wants monsters l ow on monster create 8 Humphreys.
to keep in her room. horns. He only has 9 How many green dots
How many monster feet left. Does he have will he need?
will be in her room i f enough horns to
Dr. Crazy creates 3
make 5 Cecils? Show
Fl u ffs?
your work.
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7 8 9
Someone has placed Dr. Crazy wants to Someone has placed
an order for 3 make 9 Cecils. How an order for 5
Eggberts and 4 many bl ue dots will Ernies and 10 Mikeys.
Handys. How many he need? How many monster
monster eyeballs teeth will Dr. Crazy
will Dr. Crazy need need to fill the
to fill the order?* order? *
*This is a 3-step problem. *This is a 3-step problem.
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10 11 12
Dr. Crazy wants to Dr. Crazy has 36
Dr. Crazy has 12
create a monster eyeballs left. Does
green monster feet.
army of 5 Handys, 3 he have enough
How many Normans
Cecils, and 6 Ernies. eyeballs to create 8
can he create?
How many total Fl u ffs, 3 Trevors, and
monster feet will he 1 Ernie? Show your
need?* work.*
*This is a 4-step problem. *This is a 4-step problem.
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13 14 15
Dr. Crazy’s sister l oves
Dr. Crazy only has 15 Dr. Crazy plans to
the col or orange, so
monster teeth left. How create 9 Normans, 2
he’s decided to gi ve her
many Ernies can he Mikeys, and 2 Trevors.
3 Ernies and 4
create? How many green feet
Eggberts. How many
will he need?*
total monster eyes will
he need to create the
monsters?* *Be careful! This question
gives you more information
*This is a 3-step problem. than you need.
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16 17 18
Dr. Crazy’s neighbor Dr. Crazy needs 3
Dr. Crazy has only 24 would like 6 monsters. bottles of green dye to
monster eyeballs left. Dr. Crazy has exactly 15 create 1 Norman. How
How many Handys can eyeballs. Name 6 many bottles of dye
he create? di fferent monsters he does he need to create
could create to fill the 5 Normans?
order.*
*There is more than one
possible answer. You might not
need to use multi plication.
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19 20 21
Dr. Crazy has 10 bl ue Mr. Crazy’s children Dr. Crazy’s friend, Mrs.
horns and 4 stri ped don’t like dusting. They Snodgrass, wants to
horns. How many decide to use 5 Fl u ffs gi ve 1 Mikey to each of
Normans and how to help them dust the her students. She has
many Cecils can he house. How many 20 students. How many
create? monster feet will Dr. monster eyeballs will
Crazy need to make 5 Mr. Crazy need to fill
Fl u ffs? the order?
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22 23 24
Mrs. Crazy is ti red of The princi pal is gi ving
Dr. Crazy’s friend, her can openers away one Humphrey to
Coach Big foot, wants 5 breaking. She thinks each student with
Cecils for his soccer that 3 Humphreys will per fect attendance. 10
team. How many open cans just as well. students had per fect
monster feet will Dr. How many teeth will attendance. How many
Crazy need to make Dr. Crazy need to make monster horns will Dr.
them? 3 Humphreys? Crazy need to make 10
Humphreys?
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Monster Lab Multiplication
Solve a total of 12 task cards. Write the number of the
card in each box. Then solve the problem. Be sure to
show your work and circle the answer.
Card # _____ Card # _____ Card # _____ Card # _____
Card # _____ Card # _____ Card # _____ Card # _____
Card # _____ Card # _____ Card # _____ Card # _____
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Task Cards
in black and
white
1 2 3
Dr. Crazy’s wi fe has The supply of monster
Dr. Crazy plans to asked for more help eyeballs is running l ow.
gi ve a bi rthday gi ft with the housework. Dr. How many eyeballs will
of 6 Ernies to his Crazy doesn’t like to Dr. Crazy need to create
nephew. How many clean, so he has decided 9 Trevors?
total monster to give her a gi ft of 7
eyeballs will he Handys instead. How
need? many total monster
hands will be able to
help Dr. Crazy’s wi fe?
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4 5 6
Dr. Crazy’s daughter, Dr. Crazy is running Dr. Crazy wants to
Emma, wants monsters l ow on monster create 8 Humphreys.
to keep in her room. horns. He only has 9 How many green dots
How many monster feet left. Does he have will he need?
will be in her room i f enough horns to
Dr. Crazy creates 3
make 5 Cecils? Show
Fl u ffs?
your work.
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7 8 9
Someone has placed Dr. Crazy wants to Someone has placed
an order for 3 make 9 Cecils. How an order for 5
Eggberts and 4 many bl ue dots will Ernies and 10 Mikeys.
Handys. How many he need? How many monster
monster eyeballs teeth will Dr. Crazy
will Dr. Crazy need need to fill the
to fill the order?* order? *
*This is a 3-step problem. *This is a 3-step problem.
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10 11 12
Dr. Crazy wants to Dr. Crazy has 36
Dr. Crazy has 12
create a monster eyeballs left. Does
green monster feet.
army of 5 Handys, 3 he have enough
How many Normans
Cecils, and 6 Ernies. eyeballs to create 8
can he create?
How many total Fl u ffs, 3 Trevors, and
monster feet will he 1 Ernie? Show your
need?* work.*
*This is a 4-step problem. *This is a 4-step problem.
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13 14 15
Dr. Crazy’s sister l oves
Dr. Crazy only has 15 Dr. Crazy plans to
the col or orange, so
monster teeth left. How create 9 Normans, 2
he’s decided to gi ve her
many Ernies can he Mikeys, and 2 Trevors.
3 Ernies and 4
create? How many green feet
Eggberts. How many
will he need?*
total monster eyes will
he need to create the
monsters?* *Be careful! This question
gives you more information
*This is a 3-step problem. than you need.
©Anna Geiger – themeasuredmom.com ©Anna Geiger – themeasuredmom.com ©Anna Geiger – themeasuredmom.com
16 17 18
Dr. Crazy’s neighbor Dr. Crazy needs 3
Dr. Crazy has only 24 would like 6 monsters. bottles of green dye to
monster eyeballs left. Dr. Crazy has exactly 15 create 1 Norman. How
How many Handys can eyeballs. Name 6 many bottles of dye
he create? di fferent monsters he does he need to create
could create to fill the 5 Normans?
order.*
*There is more than one
possible answer. You might not
need to use multi plication.
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19 20 21
Dr. Crazy has 10 bl ue Mr. Crazy’s children Dr. Crazy’s friend, Mrs.
horns and 4 stri ped don’t like dusting. They Snodgrass, wants to
horns. How many decide to use 5 Fl u ffs gi ve 1 Mikey to each of
Normans and how to help them dust the her students. She has
many Cecils can he house. How many 20 students. How many
create? monster feet will Dr. monster eyeballs will
Crazy need to make 5 Mr. Crazy need to fill
Fl u ffs? the order?
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22 23 24
Mrs. Crazy is ti red of The princi pal is gi ving
Dr. Crazy’s friend, her can openers away one Humphrey to
Coach Big foot, wants 5 breaking. She thinks each student with
Cecils for his soccer that 3 Humphreys will per fect attendance. 10
team. How many open cans just as well. students had per fect
monster feet will Dr. How many teeth will attendance. How many
Crazy need to make Dr. Crazy need to make monster horns will Dr.
them? 3 Humphreys? Crazy need to make 10
Humphreys?
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