Music Multiples #4: Least Common Multiple & Greatest Common Factor
Visually, aurally, and kinesthetically illustrate the concepts of Least Common Multiples and Greatest Common Factors.
Resources
- One or more recordings of music at a steady tempo in meters that match the factors being studied.
- Music playback equipment
- White board or document camera
- Optional: simple percussion instruments to emphasize the skip counting numbers.
Fine Art Standards
SINGING Keep a steady beat in patterns of strong and weak beats
Integrated Standards
MATH: OPERATIONS & ALGEBRAIC THINKING Factors and Multiples
Objectives
Students will recognize Least Common Multiples and Greatest Common Factors in both sound and mathematical expressions.