Teaching Prime Numbers and Prime Factorization: An Engaging Classroom Activity

I taught my 6th graders prime numbers and prime factorization with an activity I got from the RL Moore Inquiry Based Learning Conference in 2015 (http://legacyrlmoore.org/events.html). Session led by Judith Covington of Louisiana State University - Shreveport. Activity taken from A Mathematical Foundation For Elementary Teachers (http://amzn.com/0201347164)

The slide show I used to introduce the students to the activity-
https://docs.google.com/presentation/d/1L9u9wxkTS_rQQjM8i47Tz_3A_FEX2C8ZmLMDZ_S8w68/edit?usp=sharing

The worksheet students were filling out-
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wh-SUWvDK9SOxqwNaDT25F7HJxCT9WyuPVevcV05TYo/edit?usp=sharing

The Prime Number Song I wrote-
https://youtu.be/WhAYi1xURXY

Music by Podington Bear
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