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Fraction Lessons That Motivate
Fraction lessons can provide both concrete and abstract ways to teach students about the concept of equal parts.
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Piece of the Sky: Introduction for Making S'COOL Observations
Young scholars observe and discuss cloud cover. They identify percent of cloud cover, calculate cloud cover by fraction and convert to a percent, and compare their models with the current real sky cloud cover.
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Zeros and Blackbirds
Fifth graders convert kilometers to miles and calculate the range that historical aircraft can travel. They choose destinations by distance that can be traveled without refueling.
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Revamped Recipe
Fifth graders engage in a tasty lesson which assist them with proportional measurements. They use a given recipe written for 12 servings, and use a chart to determine the ingredient amounts for 30 servings (or number of students in class).
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Rabbits
Students review what they think doubling means and double numbers mentally, for example, 5, 12, 16. They share their solutions and discuss how they doubled. They work together on a problem that is beyond mental working and solve...
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Buying My First Car
Students pretend they are about to buy their first new car. They must do all the calculations necessary to estimate the cost of purchasing the car. They see that the math they learn in school really does have real-life applications.
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Cooking: Apple Crescents
Student apply their measurement skills and follow a recipe to make apple crescents.
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Eating on a Budget
Students are "given" $25.00 to spend at a restaurant. Using the Internet, they must "order" a complete 4 course meal while staying within their budget.
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Pyrotechnics
Students discuss pyrotechnics and what they have noticed about their height and speed. They think about the path which fireworks follow which is a parabola. They follow multiplication patterns to determine the Zero Product Property and...
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The Fathers' Day Card
Students subtract using decimals and find half of a decimal number. They write and solve problems which involve decimals and which require a choice of one or more of the four arithmetic operations.
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Math Vocabulary Review
In this math vocabulary activity, learners read a set of 15 math related definitions and write the words being defined. A reference web site is included for additional activities.
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Ordering Parts of a Whole
Students review and discuss the task to be completed and how the rubric is used to evaluate it. They each get 6 paper rectangles, 3 of one color and 3 of another color. They cut the rectangles in half two different ways. They repeat the...
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My Dogs
Students use the properties of multiplication to solve problems. They recall the basic multiplication facts as well as write and solve problems that involve whole numbers.
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Math Vocabulary Fill-In Puzzle
In this math vocabulary puzzle, students use a set of definition clues given to solve a crossword puzzle. A reference web site is given for additional activities.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Understanding Fractions as Division
In this exercise, students demonstrate their understanding of fractions as division. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to get hints and try questions repeatedly.
PBS
Pbs: Division of Fractions: Connection Between Fractions and Division
Use real-life measurement problems involving cups of sugar to learn about fractions. This video focuses on the connections between numerical and visual representations of the division of fractions.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Fractions as Division
Practice understanding that the fraction bar really means division. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
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Khan Academy: Fractions as Division Word Problems
Practice word problems that involve using the fraction bar as division. Students receive immediate feedback and have the opportunity to try questions repeatedly, watch a video or receive hints.
Teachnology
Teachnology: Division Teaching Theme
Division Math Theme provides an excellent collection of free sample worksheets, teacher resources, lesson plans and interactive media for the elementary grades.
McGraw Hill
Glencoe: Self Check Quizzes 1 Dividing Fractions
Use Glencoe's randomly generated self-checking quiz to test your knowledge of dividing fractions. Each question has a "Hint" link to help. Choose the correct answer for each problem. At the bottom of the page click the "Check It" button...
Visual Fractions
Visual Fractions: Strict Fraction Division With Lines
Use this interactive site from Visual Fractions to divide fractions. Your answers need to be given in lowest terms. Explanations are available for each question, and you receive immediate feedback for your answers.
PBS
Pbs: Relationship of Division and Fractions
Explore the connection between division and fractions while dividing up cookies. This video focuses on recognizing patterns when modeling dividing up cookies to share with people.
National Council of Teachers of Mathematics
The Math Forum: Ask Dr. Math: Dividing Fractions
This site has an explanation of how to divide fractions by multiplying the reciprocal of the denominator. It explains why you invert and multiply! This site also contains links to numerous Math Forum sites pertaining to fractions,...
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Skill in Arithmetic: How to Multiply Fractions; How to Divide Fractions
Students solve fraction division problems. To see the answers, students need to roll their mouse over the colored area.
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