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PBS
Pbs: Kid Vid: Dividing Mixed Numbers and Fractions
Critique a peer's thinking about two division word problems, one with whole and mixed numbers and one with two fractions, in this interactive from KET. Students watch a video of a student thinking through two word problems that involve...
University of Texas
Inside Mathematics: Leapfrog Fractions [Pdf]
This task challenges a student to use their knowledge and understanding of ways to represent numbers and fractions in order to add fractions.
PBS
Pbs Kids Afterschool Adventure!: Operation: Pirate Picnic Activity Plan
Ahoy Matey! Join PBS Kids characters Peg + Cat to explore fair sharing and solve math problems to help a group of cranky pirates divide things fairly. Children will separate sets of objects into equal groups and divide single objects...
Lawrence Hall of Science
The Math Page: Skill in Algebra: Skill in Algebra: Algebraic Fractions
Explains how to find a common denominator between two rational expressions and how to reduce a fraction that involves factoring. There are example problems solved, problems for the student to attempt, and answers to the student problems....
Cuemath
Cuemath: Fractions
A comprehensive guide for learning all about fractions with definitions, types of fractions, solved examples, and practice questions.
PBS
Pbs: Modeling Fraction Division, Equal Groups, Group Size Unknown
This animated video illustrates a word problem that requires dividing two fractions with equal groups, group size unknown. Students are presented with a problem that asks how long it takes a sloth to climb down a tree trunk at an even...
PBS
Pbs: Logical Leaps: Adding Fractions, Mixed Numbers, and Decimals on the Number Line
In this interactive, use logic to solve riddles involving a jumping frog contest. Add two consecutive jumps by one frog and place the jumps on the number line, finding equivalent fractions with common denominators to do so. Numbers are...
PBS
Pbs: Kid Vid: Dividing Fractions
Compare a division problem with whole numbers to a similar problem about dividing fractions in this interactive from KET. Students watch a video of a peer talking about a fraction problem that involves equal groups, with the number of...
Scholastic
Scholastic: Conversions Rock
Students will learn and reinforce skills for equivalent conversions of fractions, decimals and percents.
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Making S'mores
The purpose of this instructional task is to motivate a discussion about adding fractions and the meaning of the common denominator. The different parts of the task have students moving back and forth between the abstract representation...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: Measuring Cups
This task could form part of a classroom activity where young scholars are encouraged to find as many different ways as possible to make different fractions such as 1/12 and then share their methods. While measuring cups would be helpful...
Illustrative Mathematics
Illustrative Mathematics: 7.ns Equivalent Fractions and Non Repeating Decimals
In this lesson, 7th graders determne how to find the repeating decimal using multiplication.