TPACK Template- Simulation Module

Subject Mathematics

Grade 5th grade

Level

Type of Asynchronous
Online
Content

Class
Learning 5.3 The student will
Objective
a) identify and describe the characteristics of prime and composite numbers
Online This lesson will be covered in an asynchronous format where the teacher will post all information and
Activity activities for the students to use. The teacher will introduce the information with a short Screencast-
O-Matic presentation to include the characteristics of prime and composite numbers. A prime number
is a number greater than 1 that is only divisible by 1 and itself. All prime numbers except for the
number 2 are odd numbers. A composite number is any number greater than 1 that is not prime.
Composite numbers are divisible by more than just 1 and itself. As part of the introduction the teacher
will use the following lecture to explain the Sieve of Eratosthenes method for finding all of the prime
numbers in a group of numbers. Start by crossing out the number 1 because it is neither composite or
prime. Circle the number 2 because it is the first prime number. It is only divisible by the numbers 1
and 2. Then we will need to cross out all multiples of 2, so cross out all numbers that end with 2, 4, 6,
8, and 0. Then we circle the next number that has not been crossed out (3). Then cross out all
multiples of 3. Circle the next number that has not been crossed out (5) and then cross out all
multiples of 5. We should continue in this fashion until we have reached a number that is greater than
half of the highest number. For example, if we are looking the numbers 1-150, then we will do this
until we reach 75 because 150 is a multiple of 75 and all other composite numbers will have been
crossed out by this time.
Pedagogy

The teacher will then have the students review the YouTube video called Prime Numbers – Sieve of
Eratosthenes by the link https://youtu.be/V08g_lkKj6Q. This is a method of finding all prime numbers.
This video covers the numbers 1-100. This will give them a visual example with more explanation of
how to complete this method on the numbers 1-100.

After completing the lecture and watching the video, the students will use the simulation video:
https://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspDetail&resourceID=1033 to
practice prime factoring.

The student must click on the picture of the Factor Tree Gizmo to launch it. Once open, the student
will click on the box that says RANDOM and then MAKE. This will pick a random number for the
student to factor and create the circle with the number in it. The student will click and drag the
“Number to factor” circle to the lines on the right. Then from the list of factor circles on the left, the
student will click on drag on the factors that the student feels are correct for factoring their given
number. If the circle is blue, then the number can be factored further. If the factor circle is yellow,
then the number is prime.

Example, I was given the random number 55. The prime factors are 11 and 5.
This Gizmo has a 5 minute per day time limit. I would like the students to factor a minimum of three
numbers in this time frame unless the student has signed up for an account. The student should take
a screenshot of each number that they successfully factor and submit them under the assignments
tab.

Once the students have completed this lesson and the simulation, they should have a greater
understanding of the characteristics of prime and composite numbers and how to determine which
category a given number fits in. This will help students to work on the upcoming lesson on finding the
least common multiple and the greatest common factor.

If the students have any further questions, they should either email or call the teacher.
 Technology  https://youtu.be/V08g_lkKj6Q
 https://www.explorelearning.com/index.cfm?method=cResource.dspDetail&resourceID=1033
 Screen-O-Matic
 Computer
Technology

 Calculator
 Speaker or headphones