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- Year 7
Securing understanding of factors, multiples, squares and cubes
I can use the multiplication tables to identify factors and multiples.
- Year 7
Securing understanding of factors, multiples, squares and cubes
I can use the multiplication tables to identify factors and multiples.
Lesson details
Key learning points
- Multiplication tables can be used to find multiples of a number.
- Multiplication tables can be used to find factor pairs of a number.
- Multiplication tables can be used to identify multiples of a number.
- Multiplication tables can be used to identify factors of a number.
Keywords
Multiple - A multiple is the product of a number and an integer.
Numerical factor - A numerical factor is a factor that is an integer.
Common misconception
All factors of all integers will appear in a 12 by 12 times table grid.
It is not possible to identify all factors of 24 using a 12 by 12 times table grid.
To help you plan your year 7 maths lesson on: Securing understanding of factors, multiples, squares and cubes, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs...
To help you plan your year 7 maths lesson on: Securing understanding of factors, multiples, squares and cubes, download all teaching resources for free and adapt to suit your pupils' needs.
The starter quiz will activate and check your pupils' prior knowledge, with versions available both with and without answers in PDF format.
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The assessment exit quiz will test your pupils' understanding of the key learning points.
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Prior knowledge starter quiz
6 Questions
Q1.A numerical is an integer which exactly divides another integer.
Q2.Which of the following is a multiple of 7 ?
Q3.How many multiples of 5 are there?
Q4.A __________ number is the product of two repeated integers.
Q5.Which of the following is a factor of 36?
Q6.Work out the unknown number: "I am less than 100. I am a cube number. I am a factor of 24. I am even."
Assessment exit quiz
6 Questions
Q1.__________ and __________ are inverse concepts.
Q2.Given the calculation $$ 8\times 5 = 40 $$, select the correct statement:
Q3.What number is a factor of every integer except zero?
Q4.List all the factors of 5. Use the multiplication grid to help you.

Q5.List all the multiples of 8. Use the multiplication grid to help you.
