In this level students are introduced to operations of fractions, factors, prime numbers, composite numbers, and Greatest Common Factors (GCF) and Least/lowest Common Multiples (LCM) of two and more numbers. Students will also develop all of these skills in the context of problem solving. Decimals are also introduced at this level.
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Introduction to operations with fractions. |
In this section the student will begin to develop skills in using fractions with the 4 basic operations. |
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Introduction to factors, prime numbers and composite numbers. |
Children will develop strong foundational skills in number theory that are required for higher mathematics. |
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Review from current and previous levels. |
Continues to strengthen and reinforce the foundation of concepts learned in previous sections. |
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Introduction to LCM and GCF. |
Students become familiarized with GCFs and LCMs through several exercises. These skills will also help the students in more advanced fractions work. |
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Introductions to decimals. |
In this section the students are introduced to the concept of decimals. |