Nealy, Gale 



10630 Westbrae

Houston, Texas 77031



UKNE25A@prodigy.com



Number Theory for Middle School Students



      The concepts of number theory  are important in the study of 

Algebra and other advanced Mathematics courses.  This interactive text 

project is designed for the middle school student.    It encourages 

students to search for patterns and make generalizations about 

Mathematics and also gives students an opportunity to discuss 

strategies.

     Students will investigate divisibility rules and exponents and 

apply them to finding the prime factorization of a number.  Students 

will learn to find the greatest common factor and the least common 

multiple and will explore Pascal's triangle in order to discover 

patterns.

     This interactive text strongly emphasizes cooperative learning/ 

grouping.  This gives students a chance to 'talk' Mathematically with 

their peers without feeling threatened or embarrassed of being wrong.

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