Prime Chef

Step 1: Check our Understanding

Remember: A prime number is a number that has only two factors: 1 and itself. A composite number has more than two factors.

Examples:
– Prime: 2, 3, 5, 7, 11 (only divisible by 1 and itself)
– Composite: 4, 6, 8, 9, 10 (divisible by more than just 1 and itself)

Let’s circle the prime numbers below:

2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20,

Step 2: Choose and Sort Your Ingredients

Food Item	Number You Took	Prime or Not?
Grapes
Baby Carrots
Cherry Tomatoes
Cheese Cubes
Crackers
Cucumber Slices
Nuts
Dried Fruit

Step 3: Create Your Prime Number Picnic Plate

Using only prime-numbered food groups, arrange your food on your plate. List the groups you used:

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Step 4: Prime Number Recipe Challenge!

Now, combine your prime-numbered ingredients into a your own snack creation! (you can use up to 2 seasonings)

Name: ______________________________________

Ingredients Used (only prime-numbered groups and up to 2 seasonings!):

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Step 5: Reflection

1. What was easy about finding prime numbers?

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2. What was tricky about sorting the food?

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3. Why do you think prime numbers are important in math and real life?

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Bonus Challenge: Can you find all the prime numbers between 1-50? Try listing them here!

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