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MathsIsFun

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Prime Numbers Activity

Have a try of this little Prime Numbers Activity and tell me what you think!

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Bob

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Re: Prime Numbers Activity

hi MathsIsFun

That's a useful little activity that could be a helpful part of a lesson on primes. 

Bob

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Re: Prime Numbers Activity

Hi;

Should illustrate the fact that after you highlight 13 you are done.

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Bob

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Re: Prime Numbers Activity

Question: do you have to continue marking the whole chart, or can you stop at some point?

I think it's a good teaching point to allow students to think about this themselves.

Bob

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Jai Ganesh

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Re: Prime Numbers Activity

Hi MathsIsFun,

Should illustrate the fact that after you highlight 13 you are done.

I agree.

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Primenumbers

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Registered: 2013-01-22

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Re: Prime Numbers Activity

Better to start at the beginning isn't it..........  I think it should make a noise when you find a prime.

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