Factor Ninja

Grade Level(s):  3^rd Grade

Content Area:                                                                        Process Area:

Numbers and Operations                                           Problem-Solving

Algebra                                                           Reasoning and Proof

Geometry                                                                    Communication

Measurement                                                             Representation

Data Analysis, Statistics, and Probability                    Connections

Common Core Standards:

CCSS.MATH.CONTENT.3.OA.B.6: Understand division as an unknown-factor problem. For example, find 32 ÷ 8 by finding the number that makes 32 when multiplied by 8.

Targeted Needs of Student:

Visual representation of finding factors, understanding multiplication, working with factors and making numbers

Goal:

To provide students with a visual way to remember how to make factors

Materials Needed:

1.      Writing utensils

2.      Different colored markers

Explanation/Summary:

Students will be shown a number and the tactic to find the factors. First the ninja kicks to the outside and then to the inside. Then he repeats for the next pair of factors.

Resource:                          

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