Random Fraction Things!
What is a unit fraction?!
A unit fraction always has a numerator of 1!!!!
Make a number line on your white boards and show these three fractions: 0/2, 1/2, 2,2
Show your boards!
Show your boards!
(2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10)
Which is bigger, 1/2 or 1/3?
Miss Paige ate 1/3 of a pizza and Mrs. Kim ate 1/5 a pizza. Who ate more?
MISS PAIGE! 1/3>1/5!
What does it mean if fractions are equivalent?
If fractions are equivalent, it means that fractions are EQUAL to one another! For example: 1/2 is equivalent to 2/4.
Make a number line on your white board and show these five fractions: 0/4, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, and 4/4!
Let's see the boards!
Find a fraction that is equivalent to 2/6!
Show your boards!
4/12, 8/24, 16/48
Which fraction is bigger, 2/5 or 3/5?
3/5! Remember, when they have the same denominator (bottom number), we look to the numerator to tell us which fraction is bigger!
Esmeralda ate 2/5 of a chocolate bar and Gerner ate 4/6 of a chocolate bar. Who ate MORE?!
HINT: When in doubt... draw it out!
Gerner ate more!!!! 4/6>2/5
What is an equivalence chain?
An equivalence chain is when there is multiple fractions that are equal to one another. For example: 1/3=2/6=3/9=4/12!
Make a number line and show these seven fractions: 0/6, 1/6, 2/6, 3/6, 4/6, 5/6, and 6/6!
Let's see those boards!
Make an equivalence chain beginning with the fraction 1/3!
Show your boards!
2/6, 4/12, 8/24..
Which fraction is bigger, 2/3 or 4/6?
TRICK QUESTION! They are EQUIVALENT! :)
Janko lives closer to the library! After drawing a picture, we can see that Janko lives closer and Holden lives a ways away.
Why is 1/2 bigger than 1/3 even though the denominator is smaller on 1/2?
Let's hear some answers!
Make a number line and show these fractions: 0/2, 1/2, 2/2, 3/2, and 4/2.
Lets see those boards!
Free Space!!! Dance party!!
Y'ALL READY FOR THIS
Which fraction is bigger, 8/10 or 8/9?
Let's hear some answers!
(Remember that the smaller the denominator, the bigger the pieces. 8/9 is bigger!)
Indi reads 5/6 of a book. Deborah reads 1/2 of the same book. Who read more? How do you know?
HINT: DRAW, DRAW, DRAW!
INDI read more because 5/6 is more than 1/2!
Where is the denominator and where is the numerator located?
Numerator is the TOP number on a fraction!
Denominator is the BOTTOM number on a fraction!
Make a number line and show these fractions: 0/4, 1/4, 2/4, 3/4, 4/4, 5,/4, and 6/4.
Lets see the boards!!!!!!!!
Make an equivalent chain beginning with the fraction 5/6!
5/6=10/12=20/24=40/48!
Which fraction is bigger, 6/3 or 6/5?
Lets see those boards!!!
(6/3 is bigger because that is equal to TWO wholes!)
Bao lives 6/8 mile from Cedar Way. Ellis lives 2/4 mile from Cedar Way. Who lives closer to Cedar Way? How do you know?
BAO lives closer to Cedar Way because 6/8 is more than 2/4. This tells me that Bao lives closer to Cedar Way because his fraction is greater than Ellis's.