1E1 T1W2

1) Pupils were able to successfully recollect info on factors and multiples.
2) Initially students faced difficulty & tediousness using traditional method of factorizing by listing all factors. They greatly appreciated prime factorization after initial exposure.
3) Pupils interest was clearly drawn into finding the max. no. of squares output. A few students were able to find the solution much faster thru logical reasoning .

1) Many students were able to provide the solution…mainly thru logical thinking.
2) Problem-solving question allowed teacher to enhance learning by providing a real world application of HCF.

1) Torches failed to work on actual day, thus experiment was switched to clapping with 10s and 15s intervals using class wall clock, by two volunteers. Did not not turn out too well, hence, once again improvised to whole class participation as two groups which immediately improved the interest level in class.
2) Students were queried to why both groups ended up clapping together at 30 sec mark and finally were led to idea of common multiples and further led using the 1st common clap onto the idea of LCM by teacher.
3)Students interest level was high and most students were able to initiate with at least 60% competency that graduated to almost 100% towards end of lesson.

Weekly Reflection WW03 - 1E1

1) Pupils were able to successfully recollect info on HCF and LCM.
2) Some students still contained confusion bet HCF & LCM which was clarified by teacher.
3) Square root lesson started out with nos. that could only be split into product of 1 pair of prime nos. i.e. 4, 9, 25,49.
-Following that egs. contained only products of pairs of complement nos. comprising of single prime nos. i.e. 16=(2x2)x(2x2)81=(3x3)x(3x3), 625=(5x5)x(5x5)
1) All students were competent in prev day lesson. Development included solving sq. rt. of 36=(2x2)x(3x3), Ans = 2x3 100=(2x2)x(5x5), 200=(2x2)x(2x2)x(5x5) It was noticed that by following this process of clear & gradual exposure to the varying degree in complexity proved vital in student comprehension of topic with ease.
2) Writing 1296 as a series of product of multiple prime nos. and writing 1296 thru prime fcatorization in index form, students discovered for themselves the ease index form provides for penning large nos.
- A little intro into the laws of index was also provided to students.3) Developing from sq. rt. students found the concept of cube root quite simple to comprehend.