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1. Topic-
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| Prime Factorization with Variables and Numbers |
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2. Content-
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Prime number
Composite number
Prime factorization |
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3. Goals: Aims/Outcomes-
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1. Difference between prime and composite numbers.
2. Divisibility rules for numbers 1-10
3. Factorization with variables and numbers |
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4. Objectives-
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1. Learn four vocabulary words and how to use them
2. Evaluate a mathematical expression
3. Create a factor tree
4. Reduce calculator dependence |
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5. Materials and Aids-
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| Whiteboard and colored markers or a simple chalkboard and chalk. |
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6. Procedures/Methods-
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A. Introduction-
1. Ask when cicadas appear and explain that they appear every 13
or 17 years
2. Ask what is special about 13 and 17 |
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B. Development-
1. Introduce vocabulary
2. Start with divisibility rule of 2
3. Divisibility rule of 5 and 10
4. Divisibility rule of 3 and 6
5. Divisibility rule of 4
6. Divisibility rule of 9
7. Divisibility rule of 8
8. Divisibility rule of 7 |
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C. Practice-
1. Allow for work time in class
2. Promote peer to peer learning and small work groups
3. Walking the class during work time |
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D. Independent Practice-
1. Homework problems from textbook
2. Practice worksheets
3. Group games on whiteboard |
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E. Accommodations (Differentiated Instruction)-
Input: Small work groups during class
Output: My lessons will be pre-recorded in video format.
Time: Homework is assigned on Monday and due the following Monday.
Difficulty: Use numbers only
Alternate goals: Revisit multiplication table |
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F. Checking for understanding-
1. Listening to students help one another during their work time
2. Have students work problems in front of me on a 1-1 basis
3. Using images and shapes in place of numbers and letters |
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G. Closure-
1. Quick review of material covered
2. Application of prime numbers regarding cicadas, public key encryption,
and random numbers |
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7. Evaluation-
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1. Review the following day followed by a simple quiz
2. End of week cumulative quiz
3. Use median scores to adapt my instruction
4. Did my students ask about divisibility rules for numbers greater
than ten |
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