Unit 5: Extend the Understanding of Fractions

• Equivalent: Having the same value

• Equal Parts: Parts that are exactly the same amount or value 

• Fraction: How many parts of a whole: 

  • The top number (the numerator) says how many parts we have. 

  • The bottom number (the denominator) says how many equal parts the whole is divided into 

• Numerator: The top number in a fraction. Shows how many parts we have.

• Denominator: The bottom number in a fraction. Shows how many equal parts the item is divided into. 

• Equal Shares: Where everyone 

• Whole: All of something. Complete. 

• Unit Fraction: A fraction where the top number (the "numerator") is 1.

  • Example: 1/4 (one quarter), which has a numerator of 1 

• Partition: to cut or to break apart into equal pieces

• Equivalent Fraction: Fractions which have the same value, even though they may look different.

  • Example 1/2 and 2/4 are equivalent, because they are both "half" 

• Tape Diagram: Also known as a bar model, is when a long rectangle is partitioned to show fractional pieces

• Number Line: A line with numbers placed in their correct position. 

• Greater Than: Having more value

• Less Than: Having less value

• Equal to: Having the same value

• Value: how much a diagram, a set, or a piece represents or is worth

• Area Model: A model where fractions are represented as parts of an area or region 

• Benchmark Fractions: Fractions that can be used as references such as 1/4,1/2, 3/4, 1

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