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PRIME AND PUNISHMENT LEVEL: SKILLS: PLAYERS: EQUIPMENT: GETTING STARTED: EXAMPLE: Grade 7-10 Prime factorization, addition with regrouping, problem solving 2 Cards King - 9 (King = 0), paper, peneil (calculator optional) The goal of the game is to be the player with the highest accumulated total after a set period of time. To begin, each player draws three cards off the top of the deck and makes a three-digit number. Once their numbers are set, the players will be finding the unique prime factors for that number. Players must analyze their numbers carefully as their score for the round will be the sum of their number's unique prime factors. Player One's Number: 736 = 23 x2x2x2x2x2 Since 736 has two unique prime numbers of 23 and 2, their score would be 23 + 2 = 25. If Player One had arranged their cards to create the number 367, Player One would have built a prime number and thus would have had a score of 367 +1 = 368, At the beginning of each round, players select three cards off the top of their deck, build their number and factor it. Players check each other's work for their unique primes. Once checked, players calculate the sum of their own unique primes and add this to their accumulative score. ‘The player with the highest accumulated score, after a set period of time is the winner. EXAMPLE: Round One: Player One 429 /\ (om) 1438. 143 +3 = 146 points Round Two: Player One 829 (eine 82911 829 + 1 = 830 points Player Two 559 /\ (eine) 5591 559 + 1 = 560 points Player Two 753 /\ in) 2813 251 +3 = 254 points After two rounds, Player One has 976 points (146 + 830) and Player Two has 814 points (560 + 254). ‘THOUGHT PROVOKERS: 1. What is the largest prime number a player can build with their three cards? 2.What strategy works best when arranging your cards to create a number that is prime or has high unique prime factors?

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