Making Sense of Fractions
Equal Parts
Fractions on a Number Line
Comparing Fractions
Fractions as a whole
100
Gabe and Robin eat waffles. Their waffles are the same size. Gabe eats 2/3 of his waffle. Draw a rectangle to show how much of the waffle Gabe eats.
Rectangle should be split into three and 2 parts should be shaded.
100
Maya draws the following shapes below. Some are partitioned into equal parts, some are not. The shapes that have EQUAL parts are...(Draw them)
What is the first square, the rhombus, the first triangle, and the first circle?
100
When I am drawing a number line, I need to make sure my number line starts with a...
What is zero? (0)
100
1/2 is _____ 1/4
What is greater than?
100
2/1=?
2
200
Robin eats 1/3 of her waffle. The person who eats more of their waffle is...
Who is Gabe? (Gabe eats 2/3 and Robin eats 1/3).
200
The circle is partitioned into (how many equal parts?)
What is four equal parts?
200
When I am drawing two number lines to compare fractions, I need to make sure my number lines...
are lined up/are the same length
200
4/5 is ____ 6/5
What is less than?
200
10/1=?
10
300
Robin draws the picture shown.
Robin says, "My picture shows that 14 is greater than 12."
Is Robin correct? Explain your thinking.
No, because the two squares are not the same size.
300
Amy partitions a rectangle into 6 equal parts. She wants to color 2/6 of the rectangle green. How many parts should Amy color green? Explain how you know.
Amy should color 2 equal parts of the rectangle green because the numerator is 2 and the denominator is 6.
300
Which fraction does the point on the number line represent?
What is 1/4?
300
Draw a model comparing 3/4 and 2/8. The fraction that is bigger is...
What is 3/4? (Picture should show this)
300
Draw a number line to show 3/1 equals 3.
Number line shows 3/1 above the whole number 3.
400
When comparing two objects partitioned into fractions, I have to make sure that the objects are...
What is the same size?
400
If I draw a circle and cut it into six parts and shade 3 parts of the circle, my fraction will look like...
What is 3/6?
400
Draw a number line with 2 as the whole number at the end and partition it into thirds. Then label 5/3.
Number line starts with 0 and ends with a 2. Student successfully labels 5/3 at the tick mark before the 2.
400
Draw a number line to compare 7/6 and 7/3. Which is greater than?
7/3 is greater than 7/6.
400
Complete the sentence... Whenever I have a fraction that has 1 as the denominator, my answer will always be....
the numerator/ the number on top
500
When the numerator and denominator are the same, the fraction is equal to...
What is a whole?