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Prime Vault Act 2 Arboretum

Activity Overview

This is the second activity of five that form an escape room, focusing on prime numbers, factors, highest common factor, lowest common multiple and more. Are you ready for an adventure? Are you up to the challenge?

Watch Act 2 - Aboretum

Objectives

Students use factor trees to identify all the prime factors of a range of numbers, from the bottom of the tree through to each branch. As students complete the worksheet it will reveal a hidden clue, a link to a hidden video, the next room in this escape room challenge.

Vocabulary

  • Factor Tree
  • Prime Factor
  • DNA

About the Lesson

The prime vault escape room series is not designed to teach students the skills and concepts, rather an opportunity to engage in spaced retrieval, a well-researched way to improve memory retention. The activity is engaging, novel and incorporates skills and problem solving.