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identify factors of a positive integer, common factors, and the greatest common factor of a set of positive integers

Sept 20-24

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Overview: Prior knowledge of multiplication and division skills and classification of numbers will be used to identify factors and multiples of numbers, including Greatest Common Factor and Least Common Multiple.  Prime factorization of numbers will be found and expressed using exponents.

Focus: Using their knowledge of factors, students will be able to identify the greatest common factor of a given set of numbers.

TEKS: 6.01e, 6.11a, 6.11b, 6.11c

Lessons:

  • Monday:Review of GCF and Prime Factorization.  Assignment is GCF and Prime Factorization Review worksheet.  Must show work for each problem.  Also, give overhead quiz from GCF and exponents.
  • Tuesday: Least Common Multiple.  Show by listing out the multiples.  Assignment is Pg. 671 (10-27 but not #22)
  • Wednesday: 1st 6 Weeks Exam.  No homework.
  • Thursday: Modeling Fractions.  Assignment is R5-4, w/o reducing, except on answers that reduce to 1/2.  Also, do fraction hunt.
  • Friday: Simplifying Fractions.  Assignment is Simplest Form worksheet.  Make them show what they divide by on top and bottom.  Also, give 2nd benchmark.

Sept. 13-17

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Overview: Prior knowledge of multiplication and division skills and classification of numbers will be used to identify factors and multiples of numbers, including Greatest Common Factor and Least Common Multiple.  Prime factorization of numbers will be found and expressed using exponents.

Focus: The students’ prior knowledge of prime and composite numbers will be used to express a number as the product of its prime factors, using exponents when necessary.

TEKS: 6.01d, 6.01e, 6.11b, 6.11c, 6.11d

Lessons:

  • Monday: Universal Screening. No Assignment.
  • Tuesday: Factors.  Assignment is Factor Towers worsheets A&B.
  • Wednesday: Exponents.  Assignment is pg. 34 (1-6, 10-25, 35-37, 41, 42, 49-57)
  • Thursday: Prime Factorization.  Assignment is Pg. 35 (26-33, 48) and pg. 662 (22-29).  Show using upside-down division.
  • Friday: Greatest Common Factor. Assignment is Pg. 177(3-6) Solve by listing and Pg. 662 (10-24) Solve by using upside-down division.