Students discover prime numbers from factor pairs and the Sieve of Eratosthenes.
Throughout the lesson students are recall and apply the first 12 primes to solve a range of problems.
Differentiated Learning Objectives
- All students should be able to calculate the first 12 prime numbers.
- Most students should be able to use the Sieve of Eratosthenes to calculate the first 15 prime numbers.
- Some students should be able to investigate any pattern within prime numbers.
