Fractions
Fractions
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Unit Objectives:
create sets of equivalent fractions
compare fractions (< > = )
convert decimals to fractions (tenths, hundredths, and thousandths)
convert fractions to decimals (tenths, hundredths, thousandths).
Equivalent Fractions
Equivalent Fractions
Show equivalent fractions, using arrays:
Show equivalent fractions, using arrays:
This picture shows how we can find two equal fractions by using an array (an arrangement of pictures in columns and rows).
This picture shows how we can find two equal fractions by using an array (an arrangement of pictures in columns and rows).
We can look at the picture and see 3 happy faces colored out of 12 total circles.
We can look at the picture and see 3 happy faces colored out of 12 total circles.
Or, we can think of it as one row of yellow happy faces out of a total of 4 rows.
Or, we can think of it as one row of yellow happy faces out of a total of 4 rows.
Show Equivalent Fractions using Fraction Strips:
Show Equivalent Fractions using Fraction Strips:
The fraction strips in the picture show how the three sets of fractions are equal.
The fraction strips in the picture show how the three sets of fractions are equal.
Compare Fractions with Fraction Strips:
Compare Fractions with Fraction Strips:
We can use fraction strips to see when one fraction is bigger than another.
2 thirds is larger than 3 fifths!
Compare the fractions using the fraction strips below. Which is the largest? Which is the smallest? Click the answer button to see if you are correct!
Answers
Answers
3 fourths is the largest.
1 half is the smallest
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