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Comparing Fractions
Students discuss the nature of fractions and compare fractions based on a similar whole to determine relative size.
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Fractions: Multiplying by Whole Numbers
In this fraction worksheet, students practice multiplying fractions by whole numbers in 30 problems. They can click a box to show the answers if they complete the worksheet online.
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"NSN, Fractions, Percents, Ratios, Rates" Investigations
Sixth graders engage in an investigation about the concepts related to fractions. They read, represent, compare, and order proper and improper fractions, and mixed numbers. They demonstrate an understanding of relationships involving...
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The Math Of African Music
Students practice rhythms and fractions on African drums in this Music lesson plan mixing Math skills and music notation. The lesson plan also includes ideas for assessment and state and national benchmarks met.
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Prairie Math
Students work together to build models of prairie plants. Using the model, they estimate the height and then measure them using metric and standard units. They write a fraction to represent their part of the whole set and compare and...
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Fractions
Fourth graders use pattern blocks and fraction identification cards to create and identify fractions. In this fractions lesson plan, 4th graders identify fractions in a pizza, and make fractions with markers.
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Fractions, Decimals and Percents
Students investigate the differences when using decimals, fractions, and percents. They focus on the process of using them in real problems and how to convert them from one form to another.
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Math Centers
Fifth graders review the concepts of fractions: improper, mixed, proper, like denominator addition. They then review the concepts of creating pie graphs using a percent circle using manipulatives.
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Fractions, Decimals, and Percents: Post Test
Usethis fractions, decimals, and percents worksheet to have your charges answer multiple choice questions about fractions, decimals, and percents in number and word problems. They complete 10 questions total.
Illustrative Mathematics
Making Cookies
Hooray for chocolate chip cookies! Ask your mathematicians to triple a chocolate chip cookie recipe and then reduce the recipe by one-fourth. Your class may need two days to complete, tripling the recipe the first day and reducing the...
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Algebra 1 Unit 5 Review
In this problem solving worksheet, students simplify 2 math expressions, evaluate 1 expression and convert to fractions as instructed. Students find the first 3 terms of one equation, complete 2 graph functions and answer 1 word problem.
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Our Solar System - Comparing Planetary Travel Distances
NASA presents a mini-unit on distances in our solar system. It incorporates scientific concepts of gravity, mass, density, and payload while your aspiring astronauts also employ mathematics skills. They calculate speed, they determine...
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Which is Closer to 1?
A seemingly simple question that reveals a lot about a student's understanding of fractions. In finding an answer, learners compare fractions with different denominators that are both greater and less than one. No number line is...
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Rational Numbers on the Number Line
Individuals learn how to plot rational numbers on the number line in the sixth lesson of a 21-part module. They identify appropriate units and determine opposites of rational numbers.
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Multi-Step Ratio Problems
Use ratios to solve problems that are not proportions. The instructional activity has pupils solve multi-step ratio problems that involve fractional increases and decreases. The problems involve mark-ups, discounts, commissions, and...
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Application Problems with Fractions
In this math worksheet, learners compare fractions from a chart. They simplify six fractions. Students tell the fraction of a day they spend doing various activities. Each fraction is simplified. Three problems are multiple choice problems.
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Instant Measurement Conversions
In this measurement conversions worksheet, students answer a set of 10 multiple choice questions. Students may click on an answer link to see correct answers.
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Egyptian Fractions
Sixth graders take a brief look at what is known about Egyptian Fractions. These are unit fractions - fractions whose numerator is one. We look at how fractions can be represented in terms of Egyptian Fractions. Finally we suggest a web...
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Marvelous Math -- Colorful Fractions
Pupils begin the lesson by discovering that a fraction is one part of a whole. In groups, they practice reducting larger fractions into small fractions and discovering they are equal. They use blocks to identify the relationship...
Core Knowledge Foundation
A “Whole” Lot of Fraction Fun!
Young mathematicians are introduced to fractions in a unit that helps them to understand parts of a whole.
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Fraction Fever
This unit on fractions allows for upper-aged elementary learners to explore ways to find the greatest common factor and least common multiple of two numbers. Ultimately, young mathematicians will be able to identify equivalent fractions,...
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Initial Fraction Ideas Lesson 13: Overview
Here is a good fractions lesson which invites learners to fold paper strips to represent an equivalent fraction to the fraction model using chips or tiles displayed on the overhead. They arrange chips to represent a given fraction.
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The Division Algorithm—Converting Decimal Division into Whole Number Division Using Fractions
Knowing the standard algorithm opens up a whole new world of division. Scholars learn how to convert division involving decimals to division involving whole numbers to use the standard algorithm. Knowing how to multiply with powers of...
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Fraction Brochures
Make fractions fun and interesting by using a brochure form. Young mathematicians practice and gain a better understanding of how to add and subtract fractions, simplify fractions, and find LCD (least common denominator). The resources...