Summary
In “The Team Factor,” the Numberblocks break a number into the factors that multiply to make it. A full episode (4:35) from the BAFTA-winning maths series — quick to drop into a maths warm-up or centre.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
“The Team Factor” helps children break a number into the factors that multiply to make it.
- What numbers multiply together to make this number?
- How can arrays help you find factors?
- Which numbers have lots of factors, and which have only a few?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: factor, multiply, product, array, divide.
Try it: Pick a number and list every pair of factors that multiplies to make it.