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Percents
Students explore the concept of percents. In this percents lesson, students discuss the prefix cent and words that contain that prefix. Students make bead necklaces and determine the percentages of certain beads in relation to the necklace.
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What Are We Listening To?
Students gather data from a web site on number of music albums sold by genre for the last two years. They convert these figures to fractions, decimals, and percents, and display the results in bar graphs and pie charts.
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Count On It!
Learners investigate money. In this consumer math instructional activity, students use coins, identify their value, then group them in various ways to equal a dollar.
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Plastic Packaging
Students collect data. In this math lesson, students collect data about recyclable materials. Students develop a plan that will help the environment. Recycling plastic containers is discussed.
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Bargain Hunter
Students engage in a classroom shopping adventure to search for the best bargains.
Other
Ohio Department of Education: Models for Dividing Fractions [Pdf]
This resource consists of a detailed, hands-on lesson plan for dividing fractions using manipulatives such as fraction bars.
Utah Education Network
Uen: Modeling Multiplication and Division of Fractions
Detailed lesson plan for multiplying and dividing fractions using visual models such as a number line or fraction bars.
Math Playground
Math Playground: Triplets Equivalent Fractions
Determine the equivalent fractions represented in fraction bar form and pictures in this interactive game.
Math Playground
Math Playground: Fraction Bars
Set the numerator and denominator and then see the fraction represented visually with a fraction bar.
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.
Other
Visnos: Fraction Wall
Interactive fraction bars allow practice with mixed and equivalent fractions, decimals, and percents. Use Safari and/or Chrome browser.
Homeschool Math
Homeschool Math: Adding Like Fractions and Mixed Numbers
This lesson teaches how to add like fractions and mixed numbers with like fractional parts using visual models (pies, fraction bars). It includes lots of exercises.
Khan Academy
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.
GeoGebra
Geo Gebra: Area Model: Multiplying Fractions
Explore this interactive to visualize what it means to multiply two fractions together. Use the sliders to change the numerators and denominators and move one fraction bar image on top of the other. The product is represented by the area...
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Whose Piece Is Larger?
Fourth graders are always concerned about whether they get their equal piece when things are divided. In this lesson, 4th graders will use fraction bars to visually see how to compare fractions
Soft Schools
Soft Schools: Fractions Introduction Game
This math game is a basic introduction to fractions. Students analyze the number of highlighted parts of the whole and choose the correct fraction that represents the picture. Their score is recorded.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Basic Values of Decimals and Fractions
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart offers a review of changing a decimal to a fraction and a fraction to a decimal. Fraction bars and decimal squares are used in the first half.
Math Open Reference
Math Open Reference: Percent
Explore percents with this easy reference guide. Learn how to convert fractions to percents and percents to fractions. Try the sliding bar to see how a percentage is calculated. Detailed explanations and examples are included.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Charts Handling Data
[Free Registration/Login Required] Reading graphs fit together with this engaging, colorful flipchart analyzing pie charts, bar graph, percents, and fractions.