Using Prime and Square Numbers - How Old Am I?
Lesson idea. A problem solving activity, which can be used as a lesson starter.
Teaching approach. This short activity offers opportunity for pupils to engage in mathematical thinking(ta) and higher order(ta) problem solving/reasoning(ta). They should be able to make links between different areas of mathematics and explore their ideas in whole class(ta) discussion(ta) and questioning(ta). (edit)
| Resource details | |
| Title | Using Prime and Square Numbers - How Old Am I? |
| Topic | [[Topics/Consecutive Sums|Consecutive Sums]] |
| Teaching approach | [[Teaching Approaches/Higher order|Higher order]], [[Teaching Approaches/Questioning|Questioning]], [[Teaching Approaches/Whole class|Whole class]], [[Teaching Approaches/Mathematical thinking|Mathematical thinking]], [[Teaching Approaches/Reasoning|Reasoning]], [[Teaching Approaches/Discussion|Discussion]] |
| Learning Objectives | Using prime and square numbers to solve a problem. |
| Subject | [[Resources/Maths|Maths]] |
| Age of students / grade | [[Resources/Secondary|Secondary]], [[Resources/KS4|KS4]], [[Resources/KS3|KS3]]
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| Files and resources to view and download | See the lesson document in WikiText or download it here Using_Prime_and_Square_Numbers.doc (info) |
| Acknowledgement | This resource was adapted from resources contributed by Mark Dawes |
| License | This resource was adapted from resources contributed by Mark Dawes |
