Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Show What You Know + Equivalency
What do students understand? What gaps do they have in their understanding? How are fractions, decimals, and percents connected?
PBS
Pbs: Solving Equivalent Fraction Problems: Bianca's New Pet
In the accompanying classroom activity, students use equivalent fractions to solve a problem and create word problems of their own.
PBS
Pbs: Subtraction of Fractions Using a Visual Model
Use a visual model to subtract fractions with unlike denominators. This video focuses on using an equivalent fractions chart to compare fractions and find the missing piece.
Education Development Center
Tune in to Learning: What's a Fraction
Use this interactive lesson to learn about fractions. You will find equivalent fractions, compare fractions, and more. Immediate feedback is given to your answers. Links to related videos.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Understanding Decimals
This math game will help students understand the connection between fractions and decimals. Students will use dice, a recording sheet, and their number sense as they find equivalent fractions from decimals. During the other part of the...
Doina Popovici
Math Play: Adding and Subtracting Fractions Game
An online board game where students practice adding, subtracting, simplifying, and identifying equivalent fractions. By answering the question correctly students are able to roll the die to move forward on the board game.
Visual Fractions
Visual Fractions: Rename in Higher Terms With Lines
Rename fractions in higher terms with this interactive module. Number lines are used for fractional representations. Detailed instructions, practice opportunity, and immediate feedback provided for this concept....
Other
Visual Fractions: Rename in Higher Terms With Circles
Practice renaming fractions in higher terms using circle fractions, in this Java applet interactive game. A simple activity for most. However, if you get stuck, see the detailed, directions and examples that are included.
Math2
Math2: Fraction to Decimal Conversion
This tutorial features conversions of basic fractions in lowest terms and the decimal equivalents.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: College Project Wrap Up
What have students learned about college? What questions do they still have? Students work on wrapping up and reflecting on the College Project while tackling math problems. This lesson includes a detailed plan, printable worksheets,...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Where Does That Fall on the Number Line?
Where does five-thirds belong on a number line? What about 1.61? Students apply their knowledge of fractions and decimals in order to compare and order fractions and decimals.
Calculator Soup
Calculator Soup: Ratio Calculator
The ratio calculator performs three types of operations and shows the steps to solve. It simplifies ratios or creates an equivalent ratio when one side of the ratio is empty, solves ratios for the one missing value when comparing ratios...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Simplest Form
Given a set of equations students will be able to explain how to reduce fractions to simplest form and determine if the given set of fractions are equivalent.