Webinar Recordings SET A for Grades 5-6-Webinar 5 Recording

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In this Math Kangaroo webinar for level 5-6 students, the focus was on understanding multiples, factors, and divisibility. The session began with a warm-up problem, engaging students through polls to determine which number is not a factor of 2004, revealing that 8 is not a factor. The instructor explained that factors are numbers that divide a product evenly without a remainder. Divisibility rules were discussed, including tests for divisibility by 3, 4, 6, and 12, helping students analyze numbers based on their components. Participants were guided on skip counting to identify multiples, a method particularly helpful for finding common multiples between numbers.<br /><br />The concept of prime numbers was revisited, emphasizing that the first few primes include numbers like 2, 3, and 5, with two being the only even prime. Students learned about composite numbers and factorization trees, highlighting the unique nature of prime factorization for any composite number.<br /><br />The session included various sample problems, testing understanding of divisors, factors, and logical reasoning. For instance, one problem asked how often a group of people visiting on different schedules would converge, requiring calculation of the least common multiple (LCM). Another problem involved using combinatorics to ascertain the number of divisors based on prime factorization.<br /><br />The webinar concluded by encouraging practice with divisibility rules and ensuring understanding of foundational concepts such as factors, divisibility, prime versus composite numbers, and LCM. Overall, students were challenged to integrate these mathematical principles through a mix of problem-solving and logical reasoning.

Keywords

Math Kangaroo

multiples

factors

divisibility

prime numbers

composite numbers

factorization

least common multiple

divisibility rules

logical reasoning