Prime Time
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Investigation 1—Building on Factor and Multiples
- 1.1—Playing the Factor Game—Finding Proper Factors
o The Factor Game: http://media.pearsoncmg.com/curriculum/math/cmp3/activities/A82384/
o Finding Factors: http://www.hoodamath.com/games/factorfeeder.html
o Octopus Factors: http://www.counton.org/games/map-numbers/octopus/
- 1.2—Playing to Win—Prime and Composite Numbers
o Brain Pop: http://www.brainpop.com/math/numbersandoperations/primenumbers/
o Prime and Composite: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/numbers/fruit_shoot_prime.htm
- 1.3—The Product Game—Finding Multiples
o The Product Game: http://media.pearsoncmg.com/curriculum/math/cmp3/activities/A82386/
o Finding Multiples: http://www.mathplayground.com/multiples.html
- 1.4—Rectangles and Factor Pairs
o Factor Pairs: https://www.mangahigh.com/en/maths_games/number/using_number_facts/identify_factor_pairs
o Factor Pairs: http://www.coolmath-games.com/0-math-lines-xfactor/
Investigation 2—Common Multiples and Factors
- 2.1—Riding Ferris Wheels—Choosing Common Multiples or Common Factors
o Common Multiple Explanation http://www.mathsisfun.com/least-common-multiple.html
o Common Multiples: http://www.fun4thebrain.com/beyondfacts/lcmsnowball.html
o Common Multiples: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/LeastCommonMultiple.htm
- 2.2—Looking at Cicada Cycles—Choosing Common Multiples or Common Factors
o Common Multiples: http://www.teacherled.com/resources/vennmultiples/vennmultipleload.swf
- 2.3—Bagging Snacks—Choosing Common Multiples or Common Factors
o Greatest Common Factor Explanation: http://www.mathsisfun.com/greatest-common-factor.html
o Greatest Common Factor: http://www.sheppardsoftware.com/mathgames/fractions/GreatestCommonFactor.htm
o Factors and Divisibility: http://www.math-play.com/Factors-Millionaire/Factors-Millionaire.html
Investigation 3—Factorizations: Searching for Factor Strings
- 3.1—The Product Puzzle—Finding Factor Strings
o Brain Pop: http://www.brainpop.com/math/numbersandoperations/exponents/
Brain Pop: http://www.brainpop.com/math/numbersandoperations/factoring/
o Factor Trees (Needs Java): http://nlvm.usu.edu/en/nav/frames_asid_202_g_3_t_1.html
o Factor Trees: http://www.softschools.com/math/factors/factor_tree/
- 3.2—Finding the Longest Factor String
o Powers of 10 Explanation: http://www.mathsisfun.com/index-notation-powers.html
o Prime Factorization: http://www.math-play.com/Spinner-Game-Prime-Factorization/Spinner-Game-Prime-Factorization.html
- 3.3—Using Prime Factorizations
o Using Factor Trees to find GCF and LCM: http://www.mathplayground.com/factortrees.html
o Factors, Multiples, GCF, LCM: http://www.math-play.com/Factors-and-Multiples-Jeopardy/Factors-and-Multiples-Jeopardy.html
Investigation 4—Linking Multiplication and Addition: The Distributive Property
· 4.1—Reasining with Even and Odd Numbers
o Even and Odds: http://nrich.maths.org/4308
o Even and Odds: http://nrich.maths.org/2783
· 4.2—Using the Distributive Property
o Brain Pop: http://www.brainpop.com/math/numbersandoperations/distributiveproperty/
o Distributive Property Explanation: http://www.mathsisfun.com/associative-commutative-distributive.html
o Distributive Property: http://www.hstutorials.net/dialup/distributiveProp.htm
o Distributive Property: http://www.ixl.com/math/grade-7/distributive-property
o Battleship: https://www.quia.com/ba/15357.html
· 4.3—Ordering Operations
o Brain Pop: http://www.brainpop.com/math/numbersandoperations/orderofoperations/
o Order of Operations Explanation: http://www.mathsisfun.com/operation-order-pemdas.html
o Order of Operations: http://www.math-play.com/Order-of-Operations-Millionaire/order-of-operations-millionaire.html
o Order of Operations: http://www.softschools.com/math/order_of_operations/games/
o Order of Operations: http://www.funbrain.com/cgi-bin/alg.cgi
o Order of Operations: http://www.basic-mathematics.com/order-of-operations-game.html
· 4.4—Choosing an Operation
o Choosing Operations: https://www.mangahigh.com/en-au/maths_games/number/number_operations_and_the_relationships_between_them/choose_the_correct_operation