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Classifying numbers

Students use Venn diagrams to represent the relationships between the factors or products of two numbers. Illuminations provides helpful activity sheets and detailed instructions for completing the lesson. Students will: Review multiplication... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Connections and extensions

In this lesson, students make connections and expand on what they learned in previous lessons. Then, they explain the effects of different moves on the game board. Illuminations provides links to the three prior lessons, an activity sheet, and detailed... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6–7 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

The factor game

In this activity, students play a game in which winning strategies involve distinguishing between numbers with many factors and numbers with few factors. Illuminations provides an activity sheet and an applet to complete this lesson. After the teacher demonstrates... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 and 6–7 Mathematics)

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Making your own product game

Students work in pairs to create their own game boards and learn by experimenting and making mistakes about what factors and products to include in a game. After reviewing strategies for playing the game, students create their own game boards and practice... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 3–4 and 6–7 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations

Playing the product game

Students learn how to play the Product Game, which helps them develop understanding of factors, multiples, and the relationships between them. Illuminations provides an activity sheet and game board overhead transparency for completing the lesson. The Product... (Learn more)

Format: lesson plan (grade 6 Mathematics)

Provided by: Illuminations