How can we use fractions to solve real-world problems and make informed decisions?
Critical Thinking: Students will apply critical thinking to solve problems involving fractions, assessing the reasonableness of their solutions.
Adaptive Perseverance: Challenges in solving problems with unlike denominators will cultivate perseverance in finding solutions.
Responsibility: Students will demonstrate responsibility by ensuring their solutions are reasonable and accurate, understanding the impact of mathematical decisions.
Communication: Explaining their thought process and solutions encourages clear and effective communication, essential for collaborative problem-solving.
How do visual models help us understand and solve fraction problems?
Why is it important to estimate and check the reasonableness of our answers when working with fractions?
Can you think of a situation where adding or subtracting fractions would help solve a problem?
Students will successfully solve word problems involving the addition and subtraction of fractions with unlike denominators.
Students will use visual fraction models or equations to represent and solve problems.
Students will employ benchmark fractions and number sense to estimate and assess the reasonableness of answers.
5.NF.A.2
Solve word problems involving addition and subtraction of fractions referring to the same whole, including cases of unlike denominators, e.g., by using visual fraction models or equations to represent the problem. Use benchmark fractions and number sense of fractions to estimate mentally and assess the reasonableness of answers.
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