Learning Target: I can find factor pairs and factor multiples for a given number.
Standards:
4.OA.B.4
Find all factor pairs for a whole number in the range 1–100. Recognize that a whole number is a multiple of each of its factors. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1–100 is a multiple of a given one-digit number. Determine whether a given whole number in the range 1–100 is prime or composite.
Formative Assessments: Students will be informally assessed as they are completing the math center.
"Find the Number"
Vocabulary:
Factor pair - set of two factors, which, when multiplied together, give a particular product
Factor multiple - a multiple of a number is a number that can be divided evenly by another number without a remainder
Prime - a prime number is a natural number greater than 1 that is not a product of two smaller natural numbers
Composite - a composite number is a positive integer that can be formed by multiplying two smaller positive integers
This math center game, which comes directly from the Illustrative Mathematics curriculum, asks students to find factors and multiples of a given number on a gameboard.
During the center, I walked around and engaged with each group, beginning with those that I knew might be struggling to read and understand the directions. Then I moved on to the rest of the groups. Once I knew that all students were on the same page, I continued to circle the room throughout the rest of the time to assure that the students were playing fairly and understanding the most important concepts from the game. The goal of this center was to help students strengthen their ability to see a number and immediately know its factors and multiples. The instructions call for one player to choose a number on the board to cover with a counter, and then other partner chooses either a factor or multiple of the previous number to cover with a different color counter. The players switch on and off until the entire board is covered, and then they play again!
Inquiry Lesson Plan