Factorization on higher level is not third grade math, but the beauty and patterns of this animation made a perfect hook for a math lesson inquiring into patterns, models and vocabulary of multiplication. It also allows extension into primes and composites for students ready for challenges.
I showed the animation from my I-Pad. "Look" and "Wow" and "Cool" cheered with bright eyes made me smile. After watching numbers all the way to 300 (the animation seems to continue forever) the students worked in groups with different numbers to design their own patterns, realizing that some numbers can be arranged only in one way and some others in more than one way.
I showed the animation from my I-Pad. "Look" and "Wow" and "Cool" cheered with bright eyes made me smile. After watching numbers all the way to 300 (the animation seems to continue forever) the students worked in groups with different numbers to design their own patterns, realizing that some numbers can be arranged only in one way and some others in more than one way.
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