{"id":40759,"date":"2020-05-27T19:19:30","date_gmt":"2020-05-28T02:19:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/?p=40759"},"modified":"2020-07-08T15:28:17","modified_gmt":"2020-07-08T22:28:17","slug":"learn-factors-primes-with-rocket-math-online-game-learning-track","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/stagingserver\/learn-factors-primes-with-rocket-math-online-game-learning-track\/","title":{"rendered":"Factors and Primes: Learn in Rocket Math Online Game"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Learn three keys to knowing how to find factors and primes<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\">We have added Factors and Primes to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/rocket-math-game\/\">Online Game<\/a>. Learning Track #15 Factors &amp; Primes is a dream <\/span>come true for Dr. Don.\u00a0 Many middle grades students find that factoring and finding the GCF (Greatest Common Factor) is quite difficult.\u00a0 This learning track will make it easy.\u00a0 It accomplishes three key learning objectives at the same time.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Factors-primes-three.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\" wp-image-40782 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Factors-primes-three-300x202.png\" alt=\"factors and primes game screens\" width=\"420\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/stagingserver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Factors-primes-three-300x202.png 300w, https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/stagingserver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Factors-primes-three-200x135.png 200w, https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/stagingserver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Factors-primes-three-768x518.png 768w, https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/stagingserver\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Factors-primes-three.png 801w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 420px) 100vw, 420px\" \/><\/a>(1) Recognizing the Primes<\/span>.<\/h2>\n<p>Instead of just working on numbers with factors this Learning Track includes many prime numbers such as 7 in the illustration above.\u00a0 When a number is prime, the student is shown 1 x the number and asked &#8220;What&#8217;s next?&#8221; Then the student is to answer with the check mark indicating that number only has 1 and itself as factors&#8211;there are no more. These prime numbers appear again and again, giving the student lots of practice in remembering the primes and in remembering their key characteristic.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\">(2) Learning factors in order.<\/span><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\">\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\">The game displays the factors with the lowest factor on the left and put them in order by that factor.\u00a0 (see the Factors of 12 above). The factors are always in this order, so students learn them in order.\u00a0 Notice that the last factors of 12 ends with 3 on the left and 4 on the right.\u00a0 The factors on the right go up from there up to 12.\u00a0 The key to knowing there are no more factors is when the next number down (in this case 4) is already showing in the list going up on the right.\u00a0 By seeing the factors always in this order, student can more easily <\/span><\/span><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-marked-selection ac-designer-copy\">learn them.\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\">(3) Knowing when you&#8217;re done<\/span><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\">.\u00a0 <\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\">Sometimes we require students to indicate that all the factors have been listed. The Online Game will show all the factors and ask, &#8220;What&#8217;s next?&#8221;\u00a0 Students will know that there are no more factors because they have learned them in order.\u00a0 Students will then put a check mark to say this is the complete list. When figuring GCF it is essential to know when you have listed all the factors.\u00a0 \u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\">16 Learning Tracks in the Online Game<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\">1. Addition\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a05. Fact Families (+, -) to 10\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a09. Multiplication 10s-11s-12s<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>2. Subtraction\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a06. Fact Families (+, -) from 11\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a010.\u00a0 Division 10s-11s-12s<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>3. Multiplication\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a07. Add to 20, example 13+6\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 11.\u00a0 Fact Families (x, \u00f7) to 20\u00a0<br class=\"ac-designer-copy\" \/>4. Division\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 8. Subtract from 20, 18-5\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 12 Fact Families (x, \u00f7) from 21\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 13. Identifying Fractions\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\">14. Equivalent Fractions\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<strong>15. Primes &amp; Factors<\/strong>\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>16. Fraction &amp; Decimal Equivalents<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/resources\/student-demo-account-page\/\">Test drive the game as a student, right NOW<\/a>!<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"ac-designer-copy\"><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\">If you go to <a class=\"ac-designer-copy\" href=\"https:\/\/play.rocketmath.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-ac-default-color=\"1\">https:\/\/play.rocketmath.com<\/a><\/span><span class=\"ac-designer-copy\">\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 Use a login below to try any of the Learning Tracks for yourself.<\/span><\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<table>\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td><b>Username<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Pass code<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Account #<\/b><\/td>\n<td><b>Learning Track<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Test1<\/td>\n<td>1212<\/td>\n<td>11000<\/td>\n<td>Addition (slowest speed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Test2<\/td>\n<td>1212<\/td>\n<td>11000<\/td>\n<td>Subtraction (slow speed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Test3<\/td>\n<td>1212<\/td>\n<td>11000<\/td>\n<td>Multiplication<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Test4<\/td>\n<td>1212<\/td>\n<td>11000<\/td>\n<td>Division (fast speed)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Test5<\/td>\n<td>1212<\/td>\n<td>11000<\/td>\n<td>Fact Families (+,-) to 10<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Test6<\/td>\n<td>1212<\/td>\n<td>11000<\/td>\n<td>Fact Families (+,-) From 11<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Test7<\/td>\n<td>1212<\/td>\n<td>11000<\/td>\n<td>Add to 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Test8<\/td>\n<td>1212<\/td>\n<td>11000<\/td>\n<td>Subtract from 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Test9<\/td>\n<td>1212<\/td>\n<td>11000<\/td>\n<td>Mult 10s, 11s, 12s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Test10<\/td>\n<td>1212<\/td>\n<td>11000<\/td>\n<td>Div 10s, 11s, 12s<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Test11<\/td>\n<td>1212<\/td>\n<td>11000<\/td>\n<td>Fact Families (x, \u00f7) to 20<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Test12<\/td>\n<td>1212<\/td>\n<td>11000<\/td>\n<td>Fact Families (x, \u00f7) From 21<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Test13<\/td>\n<td>1212<\/td>\n<td>11000<\/td>\n<td>Identify Fractions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Test14<\/td>\n<td>1212<\/td>\n<td>11000<\/td>\n<td>Equivalent Fractions<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Test15<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>1212<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>11000<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<td><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong>Factors &amp; Primes<\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>Test16<\/td>\n<td>1212<\/td>\n<td>11000<\/td>\n<td>Fraction &amp; Decimal Equivalents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Sign up for a <a href=\"https:\/\/admin.rocketmath.com\/register\">free trial of the Online Game today<\/a>!<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Learn three keys to knowing how to find factors and primes We have added Factors and Primes to the Online Game. Learning Track #15 Factors &amp; Primes is a dream come true for Dr. Don.\u00a0 Many middle grades students find that factoring and finding the GCF (Greatest Common Factor) is quite difficult.\u00a0 This learning track [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":837,"featured_media":40760,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pmpro_default_level":0},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/stagingserver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40759"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/stagingserver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/stagingserver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/stagingserver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/837"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/stagingserver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40759"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/stagingserver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40759\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":40885,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/stagingserver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40759\/revisions\/40885"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/stagingserver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40760"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/stagingserver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40759"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/stagingserver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40759"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rocketmath.com\/stagingserver\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40759"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}