6.NS.B.4

TWV and the Garden of Common Factors

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Game Info for Teachers

COMBINED RATING

3.9 Stars

TEACHERS (3)

4.7

STUDENTS (49)

3.2

LENGTH

20 Minutes

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Spanish Language Support

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Description

In a magical garden where mathematical principles govern plant growth and development, players must find the Greatest Common Factor, Least Common Multiple, and use the Distributive Property to help the plants thrive.

Vocabulary Words

factors

common factor

Greatest Common Factor (GCF)

remainder

distributive property

multiples

Least Common Multiple (LCM)

Instructions

Play through this interactive game to learn about Find Greatest Common Factor. Suitable for Grade 6, Grade 7, Grade 8.

Main Concepts

Solve GCF and LCM word problems.

Express two addends with a common multiple using the distributive property.

Find the least common multiple of two whole numbers less than or equal to 12.

Explain what the least common multiple is.

Find the greatest common factor of two numbers less than or equal to 100.

Explain what the greatest common factor is.

Discussion Questions

Before the Game

What are the factors of a number? Which number is always a factor for every number?

After the Game

After finding all the factors for two numbers, how do you find the Greatest Common Factor? How do you find the multiples of a number? How did you use the distributive property to help you correctly divide the seeds among the packets?