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Year 7: Prime Vault Act 2 Arboretum

by Peter Fox

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.