Eratosthenes Sieve

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Eratosthenes Sieve

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Description

Eratosthenes was a Greek mathematician who identified a sieve for finding 2-digit prime numbers by knocking out multiples of the single-digit primes. This video explores his famous sieve.

Curricula

• Country

  England

  Key Stage:

  Key Stage 2

  Years:

  Year 6, Year 5

  Subjects:

  • Mathematics

  Topics:

  • Number - multiplication and division

  Programmes of Study:

  • establish whether a number up to 100 is prime and recall prime numbers up to 19
  • know and use the vocabulary of prime numbers, prime factors and composite (non-prime) numbers

• Country

  Northern Ireland

  Key Stage:

  Key Stage 2

  Years:

  P6, P7

  Subjects:

  • Mathematics and Numeracy

  Topics:

  • Number

  Programmes of Study:

  • Know and use the terms prime, square, and cube in relation to numbers.

• Country

  Scotland

  Level:

  Second

  Years:

  P6, P7

  Subjects:

  • Numeracy and Maths

  Topics:

  • Number, Money and Measure

  Programmes of Study:

  • Having explored the patterns and relationships in multiplication and division, I can investigate and identify the multiples and factors of numbers.

• Country

  Wales

  Step:

  PS 3

  Years:

  Year 5, Year 6

  Subjects:

  • Mathematics and Numeracy

  Topics:

  • The number system is used to represent and compare relationships between numbers and quantities.

  Programmes of Study:

  • I have experienced and explored simple multiplicative relationships that allow me to discuss the properties of number, including factors, multiples, prime and square numbers.

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