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At a Glance:
| Grades: | 4 |
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| Subject: | Math |
| Topic: | Operations and Algebraic Thinking; Factor Pairs/ Prime or Composite Numbers |
| Lesson Length: | 30 - 40 mins |
Standards / Framework:
What will students learn in this activity?
Students will learn about prime and composite numbers and their factors.
What should students know before this activity?
This lesson is a great introduction to prime and composite numbers. Pairs of dice will be needed.
How can teachers introduce this lesson?
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Read and discuss the sample comic.
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What’s the difference between a prime and composite number?
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Practice finding the factors of prime and composite numbers as a class.
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Have students work in pairs, taking turns providing numbers for their partner to determine if it is a prime or composite number and provide the factors.
What will students do?
- Give each student a pair of dice.
- Have students roll the dice to create a two digit number (one number from each die.)
- Students will now create a four-panel comic
- In Panel 1: Have students explain the difference between prime and composite numbers by providing a definition/explanation in their own words.
- In each of the following panels, students will share the number they rolled, determine if it is a prime or composite number and provide the factors.
- Students will repeat this process for three separate numbers.
How can teachers wrap up the lesson?
- Have students share their comic with a partner.
How can teachers differentiate this activity?
- Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
- Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.
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Provide the definitions of prime and composite numbers for students.
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Provide a prime and composite number chart.
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Provide sentence stem: "____ is a prime/composite number because _______."
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Allow students to work in pairs.
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