The Venn Factor
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This lesson plan provides the teacher with an activity to help students calculate the Greatest Common Factor of two or more positive integers and develop a definition based on their exploration. Students find the prime factorization of two positive numbers using factor trees and Venn diagrams to sort the prime factors. The plan includes learning objectives, materials needed, questions to ask students, assessment options, extensions, teacher self-reflection questions, and further references.
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- Mathematics > General
- Education > General
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Grade 6,NSDL,Grade 4,Factors,Visual representation,Representation,Number concepts,General,Arithmetic,Analyze and persevere,Concept formation,Division,Number and operations,Inductive reasoning,Algebra,Grade 5,GCF,Multiplication,Composition and decomposition of numbers,Logic and foundations,Whole numbers,Middle School,NSDL_SetSpec_ncs-NSDL-COLLECTION-000-003-112-027,Practice Standards,Life Science,Elementary School,Reason quantitatively,Chemistry,Operations,Upper Elementary,Prime numbers,Mathematics,Reasoning,Connections,Vocational/Professional Development Education,Process skills,Venn diagrams,Education,oai:nsdl.org:2200/20140728160959662TLanguage:
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NoneThis lesson plan provides the teacher with an activity to help students calculate the Greatest Common Factor of two or more positive integers and develop a definition based on their exploration. Students find the prime factorization of two positive numbers using factor trees and Venn diagrams to sort the prime factors. The plan includes learning objectives, materials needed, questions to ask students, assessment options, extensions, teacher self-reflection questions, and further references.
