Factors, Multiples, Primes and Composites

Learning Experiences

• Factors – a basic intro to factors
• Prime numbers – how to find a prime number – 3 different levels of activity (Walk, jog, run)
• Prime Factors – How to find the factor branches of a number – pre-cursor to Doug’s and Phil’s factor busters videos. Here are the Factorization practice (NZ National Curriculum Bk1 Lev 4) practice pages
• Common factors – (40 minutes tops)
• Lowest and highest common factors – (40 mins)
  
• Factors, Multiples and Primes-(60 minutes) General practice with F, M and P. Includes lowest common multiple.
• Factor Busters – introduction to this unit with two videos for the students to watch and then try to solve. Video a response.
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Assessments

• Factors, multiples and primes assessment – Can be used for pre and post test

Resources

• Unit Review to be used before the post test

• BBC Bitesize – Legend of Dick and Dom
• Maths-Drills.com – Printable practice Sheet (generates a new one each time)

Home Learning

• Identifying Factors- common factors and largest factors.

 

Reflections

 

Learning engagements for each benchmark:

• MAT.NC.5.13 – 13.  recognize patterns in multiples and factors to determine relationships between numbers.
  Factors, Multiples and Primes
  Lowest and highest common factors 

• MAT.NC.5.12 – 12.  recognize prime and composite numbers.
  Prime Numbers
  Prime Factors