Prime & Composite Numbers Game for Year 5
Explore the galaxy and master number properties in Prime Planet! This Year 5 educational game challenges students to establish whether a number up to 100 is prime and recall prime numbers up to 19.
How to Play
- Scan Specimens: An alien plant (number) appears.
- Analyze: Decide if it is a Prime Number or a Composite Number.
- Learn Factors: After guessing, review the factors. Prime numbers have only two factors: 1 and themselves. Composite numbers have more.
Key Concepts
- Prime Numbers (Year 5): Numbers divisible only by 1 and themselves (e.g., 2, 3, 5, 7, 11, 13, 17, 19...).
- Composite Numbers: Non-prime numbers with multiple factors (e.g., 4, 6, 8, 9...).
- Factors: Numbers that divide exactly into another number.
Curriculum Goals
"Know and use the vocabulary of prime numbers, prime factors, and composite (non-prime) numbers. Establish whether a number up to 100 is prime and recall prime numbers up to 19."
