Title:  

Prime Factorization 
Grade: ​7th Grade 
Overall Goal:   
The students will be understanding how to find the the prime factorization of whole 
numbers while using computational thinking skills. By breaking down numbers into an expression 
the students are learning about ​decomposition. ​We will guide the students to ​explore​ more 
examples of where decomposition in seen in everyday life and other areas in school besides 
math. We hope they will realize that computational thinking is seen and used in all places. 
The instructor will start the lesson by presenting the prime factor rap on teachertube. This 
will be a short review of what the kids have already learned. After the instructor should show the 
powerpoint. ​In the powerpint the teacher​ scoffolds an example of how we are wanting th 
students to set ip factor trees.​ The kids will instructed to shout out answers to weather the 
number that is shown is prime or not. This can be an early ​assessment​ for the teacher. 
Depending on how the kids do, we could either stop and explain or move on.  
The students will then be presented with new information on how to do prime 
factorization utilizing the ​whiteboards​. The teacher will then further explain decomposition and 
why it is important. The teacher will then go through step by step on how to do the problems. By 
the end the teacher will present sample questions on the board. The kids should work these 
problems out on their notebook and be ready to explain how to do it in front of the class.  
Finally, the students will participate in a 10 minutes ​Kahoot​ game. Each student will be 
provided with paper and pencil in order to do their work. This game will provide feedback on how 
the class is doing. If they are struggling, the teacher should stop and explain the problem to the 
class. After the 10 questions the students should get their notes checked by the teacher for 
participation.  
 
 
Standards  Learning Objective  Assessment 

7.NS.1: Find the prime  ● Students will be able to  ● Guided 

factorization of whole numbers  identify prime numbers  practice 
and write the results using  ● Students will be able to  questions 
exponents.   utilize factor trees to find the  within lesson 
prime factorization  ● Kahoot 
● Students will be able to 
understand and utilize the 
concept of exponents  
● Students will be able to 
understand how the 
decomposed parts work 
together to create the whole 
 
 
 
Key Terms & Definitions:  
● Prime Number: a whole number greater than one whose only factors are one and itself 
● Factor Tree: a tool that breaks down a number into its prime factors 
● Factors: the numbers that multiply to create another number. 
● Decomposition: Breaking down the problem into smaller, more manageable parts 
 
 
Lesson Introduction (Hook, Grabber): 
The teacher begin by playing the video, the prime numbers rap, for the students as a 
review of prime numbers. After, the teacher will make sure that the students got a clear review of 
prime numbers with the video. Then, the teacher will present a powerpoint, each slide containing 
a number. When the number is presented, students will be instructed to shoutout if the number is 
prime or not. Since school is mostly sit down and listen, this will allow the students to get more 
engaged in the lesson and interact with the teacher and the concept. Also, when getting answers 
right the kids may feel more self efficacy. If most students get the answer wrong, the teacher will 
stop and explain. This should take about 5 minutes.  
 
 
 
Lesson Main: 
The teacher will utilize the white board for this lesson. First, the teacher will introduce 
what prime factorization is. Then, the teacher will explain to the students how to utilize a factor 
tree to find the prime factorization of a whole number. In this step, the teacher will also explain to 
the students how prime factorization is the “decomposing” of a whole number. The teacher will 
also lead the students to think about how you decompose situations in other areas of life as well. 
Once definitions are out of the way, the teacher will dive into examples of prime factorization of 
whole numbers. Within the examples, the teacher will show the students how to write the answer 
using exponents. Following the direct lesson from the teacher, the teacher will put up examples 
for students to work out on their own. The teacher should provide the students ample time to 
complete the problems (about 3-5 minutes). Then the teacher should ask individual students to 
come up to the board to write out the prime factorization using a factor tree. This allows the 
students to be more engaged with the lesson. Once, all the problems have been complete the 
teacher will wrap up the lesson with the lesson ending. This lesson main should take about 15 
minutes. There is an example lesson plan outline in the resource section. 
 
 
 
Lesson Ending: 
The teacher will bring the lesson to a close with the Kahoot that has been created over 
prime factorization . This will also serve as an assessment for the students. In the game, the 
students with be asked to find the prime factorization of a whole number. They will be given 60 
seconds to solve the problem using a factor tree. They will need a seperate piece of paper and 
writing utensil with which they can solve the problems, this piece of paper will be turned in at the 
end of class.. Then, they will have to choose one of the four answers on the Kahoot that lines up 
with the answer they believe is correct. If all students have submitted their answers before the 60 
seconds is up, the teacher may click to move onto the next question. If a majority of the students 
get the question wrong, the teacher will take time to work through the problem on the 
whiteboard to help the students understand the correct answer. The teacher should go around 
and collect the paper the kids used to work problems out. This game should take about 10 
minutes.  
 
 
 
Assessment Rubric: 
 
Lesson Participation

Poor Fair Good

1 pts 2 pts 3 pts

Lesson Intro Poor Fair Good

Student didn't participate Student somewhat Student fully participated

in the intro activity and participated in the intro in the intro activity and
was being distracting activity, but was slightly was thoroughly engaged
towards other students distracted

OR

Student shouted out at

inappropriate times or in
inappropriate manners

Lesson Main Poor Fair Good

Student was distracted Student was somewhat Student was completely

throughout the whole distracted throughout engaged throughout the
lesson some parts of the lesson whole lesson

Student wasn't engaged Student was moderately Student asked questions

and didn't participate engaged and participated and volunteer often to
some participate
Student did not take
notes Student took sufficient Student took exemplary
notes notes

Lesson End Poor Fair Good

Student messed around Student was somewhat Student was completely

with and during the engaged with the Kahoot engaged and participating
Kahoot game and was not game, but was somewhat in the Kahoot game
engaged distracted
 OR

Student did not play

 
 
 
Resources / Artifacts: 
● Kahoot: ​https://play.kahoot.it/#/k/89eb6a62-86ed-43df-b1ca-d1baaf50c2ec 
● Powerpoint: 
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1F5o-GYXK5uMhWMa5FzyBQzfFFsKCmZeidEtC_
uwG4t0/edit?usp=sharing 
● Hook Video: ​http://www.teachertube.com/video/prime-numbers-rap-typography-245376 
● Lesson Plan Outline: 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1BmGv_3Q51dOxTsgf1OLS_Ry7z5qZBipHG2qIUbus
8_8/edit?usp=sharing 
 
 
 
Differentiation: 
ADHD modification: 
Those who have ​ADHD​ have higher difficulty to pay attention in class than others. Some 
accommodations us teachers can do to aid them is seat them in the area of the room, away from 
a window or door. To keep the kid connected, us teachers should make frequent eye contact 
with the student. When walking around we should ask them if they have any questions or 
confusion. We should also look around to make sure they are taking notes and staying on task.  
Students with ADHD should be provided with an outline of the class schedule. The 
powerpoint could be color coded or put in bold the major takeaways of the slide for the student 
to focus. We should also supply them with visual aids that are easily followed. Our short lesson 
with small activities should be god for one with ADHD. We should include some break in between 
the different activities. After each activity we should explain the main points.  
 
Dyscalculia modification: 
Those With​ Dyscalculia​ have a hard time memorizing and organizing. Instructions and 
direction should be written out for the student so that they have more energy to actually solve 
the problem. We will aid the student with a “cheat sheet” providing specific steps of how to do 
prime factorization. We will also aid the student with a multiplication cheat sheet to look at so the 
student has more energy to do the problem. This will also creates the student from having 
misconceptions. Working more one on one with the student and working problems over and over 
will also benefit the student.  
Students with Dyscalculia are aware of being more trouble than other which leads to less 
motivation. The Kahoot problems are set up easy to difficult by doing this the kid will feel like they 
are succeeding leading to higher self efficacy to be able to solve the harder questions.  
 
 
 
 
 
Anticipated Difficulties: 
With the hooker of having the kids shout out the answer, we are hoping to overcome the 
difficulty of getting the kids engaged and to pay attention. Students might have trouble 
understanding prime factorization or what a prime number is, we have included time for the 
students to raise hands if this occurs. For the Kahoot game, students might feel rushed to answer 
the question. We have set the game for 60 seconds, which should be plenty of time. If shown 
from the assessment that most students are not understanding, we will be going over the 
answers so that students will hopefully get a better understanding. We also hope that having the 
kids turn in their in-class work will erase the chances of them guessing on the kahoot game.