Working With Prime and Composite Numbers  

Grade: ​Seventh Grade  

Group members:​ Cris Woolace, Kendall Green, and Berenice Iniguez 
Overall Goal: ​By the end of the two day lesson, students will be able to differentiate between 
prime and composite numbers. This lesson will be taught by breaking things down into its 
simplest form. Students will be taught in steps the differences between prime factorization, 
distributing exponents, and squaring.  
 
Standards  Learning Objective  Assessment 

7.NS.1: Find the prime
factorization of whole numbers
and write the results using
exponents.
Students will be able to recognize  Students will be 
how to and be able to factor any  given a worksheet 
number down to it’s prime numbers  with problems to 
and write these numbers using  solve. 
exponents.  

7.NS.2: Understand the inverse Students will be able to recognize  Students will play 
relationship between squaring perfect squares of 1-12. They will be  Kahoot as a class in 
and finding the square root of a able to find square roots of perfect  order to practice 
perfect square integer. Find squares.  finding squares and 
square roots. 
square roots of perfect square
integers.
 
 
 
Key Terms & Definitions:  
● Computational Thinking: The thought processes involved in coming up with problems and 
solutions. 
● Decomposition: Breaking problems down as much as possible in order to see the 
different parts of them.  
● Abstraction: Finding the bare minimum of information needed to solve the problem. 
● Patterns: Pattern recognition helps to recognize patterns in the problems being solved.  
● Algorithms: A set or rules to follow when doing calculations or problem-solving. 
● Integer: A whole number 
● Prime Number: A whole number whose only factors are one and itself. 
● Composite Number: A whole number with more factors than one and itself. 
● Exponents: A number by the top right corner that indicates how many times the number is 
multiplied by itself. 
● Prime Factorization: Breaking down a composite number to its prime factors. 
● Square Root: A number that produces a specified quantity when multiplied by itself 
● Perfect Square: The product to any number multiplied by itself. 
 
 
 
 
Lesson Introduction (EdPuzzle): 
 
Day 1: The students will know these concepts, because it is the end of the year. As a review, an 
EdPuzzle will be created and shown to the students. The EdPuzzle 
(​https://edpuzzle.com/media/5ab6c3798890df416d78c4f9​) will show the following video : 
https://youtu.be/tW97UU01ShY​ . This video explains prime numbers, composite numbers, and 
prime factorization. It demonstrates how to break down whole numbers into prime or composite 
numbers in factor trees and writing the final answer of its prime factors using exponents. There 
are seven questions throughout the video to help the students review the concepts and show 
their understanding. The video is 7 minutes, but students will be given 3 minutes to answer the 7 
questions throughout the video where it will be paused. This EdPuzzle will take about 30 minutes 
to introduce the lesson for the day.  
 
 
 
Lesson Main: 
 
Day 1 (cont.): For the last twenty minutes of class, students will do a practice worksheet 
(​https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M-QsNDpyZ8psF7j0cqv0ddx5rEBxmOvAt-DNw90d_Ys/e
dit?usp=sharing​). Students have the opportunity to ask the teacher questions for clarification of 
the new material.  
 
Day 2: Students will expand on what was taught yesterday. Students will do two warm-up 
problems for the first five minutes of class. This will review what was taught in class from Day 1. 
Students will then be taught new material. The new material will be based on perfect squares and 
square roots. The class will discuss what numbers 
Towards the end of class the students will play a Kahoot. 
https://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=cbdc8148-8456-499d-aadb-abd2bae68387 
There will be twenty questions. The Kahoot will take ten to fifteen minutes and will end at the 
same time class finishes.  
  
 
 
 
Lesson Ending ( Review Game): ​Day 3: The lesson will end with both standards being reviewed. 
There will be a ten minute discussion to readdress what was taught. If students already 
understand the material, then the discussion can be shorter. After the discussion the class will 
play “​Popcorn Review​,” as a review game. There will be a popcorn bucket with folded yellow and 
white pieces of “popcorn” (paper) in it. The students will play the game by picking a piece of 
paper from the bucket, unfolding it, and answering the the question on the paper. The papers will 
have different numbers of which they will find the square root of, square the number, find the 
prime factors, or state if the number is prime or composite. This game will serve as a review of 
the lesson’s two standards and show the students understanding of the concepts with their 
answers. It will also be a fun way to end the lesson.  
 
Assessment Rubric: 

 
 
 
 
Resources / Artifacts: 
 
EdPuzzle - B Iniguez ​https://edpuzzle.com/media/5ab6c3798890df416d78c4f9  
Kahoot - Cris Woolacehttps://play.kahoot.it/#/?quizId=cbdc8148-8456-499d-aadb-abd2bae68387 
iRubric - Kendall Green 
Worksheet- B iniguez 
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1M-QsNDpyZ8psF7j0cqv0ddx5rEBxmOvAt-DNw90d_Ys
/edit?usp=sharing 
 
 
Differentiation: 
 
Differentiation for ability levels 
● High Ability Learners: “Challenge” worksheet with harder problems for students.  
● Low Ability Learners: Be available to students during work time. Have worksheets with 
step-by-step instructions for extra help. If student is struggling with differentiating 
between the terms and definitions, have a print-off of the terms listed.  
Differentiation for demographics 
● Gender, race, culture, and/or sexual identity 
○ Not applicable to subject 
 Differentiation for languages 
● ESL 
○ Students are using technology, so this will allow the students to change to their 
first language if they would like. Students can also use their second language, if 
they are comfortable.  
● EFL 
○ Students will be able to read all given material.  
● ENL 
○ Students are using technology, so technology will allow the students to change to 
their first language if they would like.  
Differentiation for access & resources 
● Computers, Internet connection, and/or Wifi access 
○ If technology isn’t being used, then the teacher can write questions on the board 
and solve with the class.  
 
 
 
Anticipated Difficulties: 
 
Students might not have access to technology. Technology is sometimes unreliable. If this 
occurs, then the teacher will have a list of items to cover and teach to the students. The teacher 
will write questions on the board and will solve them with the class. The teacher will allow 
students to answer questions.