Division Game - Aliquot
Factor Game: Aliquot is a strategy game involving factors, subtraction, number sense and strategy. It is an excellent game for promoting mathematical thinking.
Game In a Nutshell:
The first question when starting this game is always "What is an aliquot?" It's certainly an unusual word!
An 'aliquot part' is any whole factor of a number other than itself.
e.g. The aliquot parts of 28 would be 14, 7, 4, 2 & 1. However 28 is not an aliquot part because a number cannot be its own aliquot part.
Player 1 chooses a number from the game board that has two or more factors, then places a counter on it. Players then take turns moving the counter towards zero by the aliquot parts of the number chosen and then the number landed on with each move.
Teacher Tip: It's not essential that students know the word "aliquot," though it's of course a really cool word! There are neat words for most everything in Math, like the line between the numerator and denominator (vinculum) or the proper name for the symbol for Division (obelus). While they aren't super important, these terms are still nice to know!
