Number Line
What fraction falls between 2/6 and 4/6?
What is 3/6 or 1/2
3/5 falls between 2/5 and 4/5 on a number line
What is True
Show 3/2 on a number line
Have student show 3/2 on the whiteboard
6/4
Have student draw a picture of 6/4
2/6 ____ 2/3
<,>< or =?
2/6 < 2/3
What number falls between 4/7 and 6/7?
What is 5/7?
1/5 is equivalent (or equal to) to 5/10
What is True
Show 6/4 on a number line
Have student show 6/4 on the whiteboard
9/5
Have student draw a picture of 9/5
2/10_____2/8
<,>< or =?
2/10 < 2/8
Draw a number line that shows the following fractions. Order them from least to greatest: 3/5, 1/5, 4/5
Have students draw number line with 5 tick marks and order from 1/5, 3/5, 4/5
1/3 is equal to 3/7
What is False
Show 12/4 on a number line
Have student show12/4 on the whiteboard
15/5
Have student draw 15/5
3/10____3/5
<,>< or =?
3/10 < 3/10
What fractions fall between 3/8 and 7/8?
What is 4/8 or 1/2, 5/8, and 6/8 or 3/4
2/4 is greater than 1/2
False, they are equivalent (or equal)
Show 13/7 on a number line
Have student show 13/7 on white board
10/7
Have student draw10/7
John ran 2 sevenths of a kilometer after school. Nicholas ran 4 thirds of a kilometer after school. Who ran the shorter distance? Show your work!
John ran the shorter distance.
What fraction comes before 12/12?
What is 11/12
Look at the whiteboard as Mrs.Chachere draws a number line. Is this true or false and how do you know?
What is true. 2/6 is equivalent to 1/4 and 3/6 is equivalent to 1/2.
Show 9/6 on a number line
Have student show 9/6 on whiteboard
1 3/4
BONUS!!
1 3/4
Lily and Jasmine each bake the same-sized chocolate cake. Lily puts 5 /10 of a cup of sugar into her cake. Jasmine puts 5/ 6 of a cup of sugar into her cake. Who uses less sugar? Explain!
Lily used the least amount of sugar because 5/10 is a smaller fraction than 5/6.