NTPS Math Plan Lesson Overview: Playing the Product Game

Lesson Title: Playing the Product Game

Resource and Page Number: Prime Time, Investigation 1, Lesson 1.3

Sessions 2 days

Quarter 1 NTPS Power Standard 2: GCF and LCM WA P.E. 5.2.D

Ongoing Practice

Key Concept(s) addressed:

Numbers and Operations o Factors and multiples

Key Skill(s) addressed:

Identify or list factors or factor pairs for a given number

Determine whether one number is a multiple of another number

Language addressed: product, factor, multiple, divisible

Crafting (Launch):

Remind students of what a multiple is (the product of a number and another whole number).

Remind students of what a product is (18 = 9 x 2 and 18 = 6 x 3 Products are the result of more than one factor.)

Ask students questions such as: What product can you get from multiplying 8 and 3? What product can you get from multiplying 7 and 6?

Begin playing the Product Game with the class. Explain rules of the game as play progresses.

Composing (Explore):

Invite students to begin playing the game with a partner.

Students will discuss questions in Problem 1.3 with their rally coach partner.

Reflecting (Summarize):

Invite students to share their observations about the game.

Ask suggested questions: Is it better to go first or second? Why? What strategies did you learn as you played the game?

Use Transparency 1.3C if time (scanned below).

What elements of this lesson are concrete?

What elements of this lesson are representational?

What elements of this lesson are abstract?

Reasoning about strategy for playing

game

Remembering multiplication facts

Recommended ACE Questions:

17-22, 24-27 (for use on second day in partners or small groups).

Additional Notes:

See Labsheet and Transparencies scanned below following the lesson plans.

Assessment and Support Resources

Assessment

Use Check-Up 1 (scanned below).

Kagan Structures

Rally Coach

Ongoing Practice

Use Skill: Factors, Multiples, and Primes page (scanned below).

Intervention

Differentiation