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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Construction Square Fun

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students identify numbers as prime or composite and complete prime factorization of composite numbers.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Prime Factors

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders review the concept of prime factorization. Then, they use the rules for divisibility and other notions to find the prime factorization of unfamiliar numbers. They solve problems in a whole class setting.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Finding Prime Factors

For Students 6th
In this finding prime factors worksheet, 6th graders read two strategies for finding prime factors, then practice using these methods by doing factor facts drills.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Super Factors

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students complete activity pages. In this factors lesson, students practice finding the factors of numbers. They discuss prime factors and prime factorization and learn how to complete a factor tree.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Rewrite by Factoring

For Students 7th
In this factoring worksheet, 7th graders solve and complete 20 different problems that include rewriting the expression. They rewrite each expression shown by factoring. Students determine the common factors in each of its terms. Then,...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Prime Factors

For Students 6th - 7th
In this prime factors worksheet, students solve and complete 20 different problems related to prime factors of various numbers. They determine the factors for each given number by multiplying various numbers together to get another number.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

10-4 Practice: Factoring Differences of Squares

For Teachers 8th - 10th
In this practice worksheet, learners factor the differences of squares and identify prime expressions. Polynomials contain one or more variables, with exponents. Students complete 42 problems. An answer key is provided.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Math: Am I Prime?

For Teachers 7th
Seventh graders determine the difference between prime and composite numbers. On a Website, they discover a method to identify all the prime numbers up to 100 and also complete several online activities. Once they have discussed the...
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Activity
Math Medics

S.o.s. Math: Factoring Integers

For Students 9th - 10th
This S.O.S. tutorial gives students a basic review of factoring integers. Follow the tutorial to refresh your skills involving the rules for factoring numbers. Contains practice problems with links to the answers.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Prime Factors

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of prime factors. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check It" button and...
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Handout
Wolfram Research

Wolfram Mathworld: Prime Factorization

For Students 9th - 10th
This site gives a wonderful explanation of prime factorization including a very helpful table in understanding prime decomposition. Look further down the page to get information on Gaussian primes.
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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Pizza Toppings

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This Cyberchase video features Bianca who uses Venn Diagrams to make a pizza that satisfies the topping preferences of her friends.
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Activity
Amby Duncan-Carr

Prime Factorization: Amby's Resources

For Students 6th - 8th
What is prime factorization? This site goes through a step-by step process explaining different ways to find the prime factorization.
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Activity
Shodor Education Foundation

Shodor Interactivate: Factorize

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This Shodor site gives a brief explanation of factorization, and it allows you "to find all of the factorizations of a given number and then draw the product as the area of a rectangle on a grid."
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Activity
Elias Saab

Math Drills: Prime Factorization Quiz

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
This site is an interactive quiz which provides students with a prime factorization problem. Students input their solution and have the program evaluate it. Hints are available if the student needs them, and explanations are provided...
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Math Is Fun

Math Is Fun: Mathopolis: Practice Prime Factorization

For Students 6th - 8th
A set of six multiple-choice questions practicing prime factorization. A help page is available for further study.
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Unit Plan
Math.com

Math.com: Greatest Common Factor/practice Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
A page which generates number pairs and allows the user to find and enter the GCF. Keeps a running tally of correct/incorrect answers and has links to in depth review, if needed.
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Activity
Discovery Education

Discovery Education: Web Math: Factor an Integer

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
WebMath gives a calculator to give all the factors of a number. Drop down menu can select just prime factors of number entered. Also discusses the definition of a factor.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Arithmetic: A Number as a Product of Its Prime Factors

For Students 6th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Write the prime factorization of given numbers.
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Activity
Other

Help With Fractions: The Greatest Common Factor

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Two different methods of finding the greatest common factor are explained at this one page website. It is very easy to follow the step by step directions.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Prime Factorization

For Students 5th - 6th
A practice quiz on the prime factorization of numbers. Includes hints.
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eBook
Mathigon

Mathigon: Math Foundations: Divisibility and Prime: Greatest Common Factors

For Students 6th - 8th Standards
This lesson focuses on the greatest common factors it poses real situations and asks students answer them and then it provides more information and more exercises.
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Unit Plan
Homeschool Math

Homeschool Math: Prime Factorization

For Teachers 3rd - 8th Standards
This site contains a free lesson on Prime Factorization in which students learn by doing practice problems.
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eBook
Mathigon

Mathigon: Math Foundations: Divisibility and Primes: Prime Numbers

For Students 6th - 8th
This lesson focuses on prime numbers, numbers that can only be divided by one and itself. It explains the Fundamental Theorem of Arithmetic and the Sieve of Eratosthenes. Includes practice activities.