Prime Numbers and Factoring

To teach discrimination between prime and composite numbers and to introduce the concept offactoring, a set of baby's blocks makes an excellent teaching aid. Although I have carried out my experiments with eighth graders, I feel the blocks would be useful even in the high school.

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Published in:The Arithmetic teacher 1959-11, Vol.6 (5), p.274-275
Main Author: Goodman, Frederick L.
Format: Article
Language:English
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Prime numbers
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Summary:To teach discrimination between prime and composite numbers and to introduce the concept offactoring, a set of baby's blocks makes an excellent teaching aid. Although I have carried out my experiments with eighth graders, I feel the blocks would be useful even in the high school.
ISSN:0004-136X
DOI:10.5951/AT.6.5.0274