Random Fraction Things!
Number Lines
Equivalent Fractions
Comparison Problems
Word Problems
100

What is a unit fraction?!

A unit fraction always has a numerator of 1!!!!

100

Make a number line on your white boards and show these three fractions:  1/2, 2 and 4/2

Show your boards!

100
Find a fraction that is equivalent to 1/2!

Show your boards!

(2/4, 3/6, 4/8, 5/10)

100

Which is bigger, 1/2 or 1/3?

1/2 is BIGGER! Who can explain why?
100

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!

200

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.

200

Make a number line on your white board and show these five fractions: 0, 1/4, 1, 7/4

Let's see the boards!

200

Find a fraction that is equivalent to 2/6!

Show your boards!

4/12, 8/24, 16/48

200

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!

200

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

300

What do you need to multiply or divide by to create an equivalent fraction?

One Whole! Example: 4/4, 5/5, 10/10
300

Make a number line and plot 3/4

Let's see those boards!

300

Make an equivalence chain beginning with the fraction 1/3!

Show your boards!

2/6, 4/12, 8/24..

300

Which fraction is bigger, 2/3 or 4/6?

TRICK QUESTION! They are EQUIVALENT! :)

300
Janko lives 7/8 mile away from the library. Holden lives 1/4 mile from the library. Who lives closer to the library? 

Janko lives closer to the library! After drawing a picture, we can see that Janko lives closer and Holden lives a ways away.

400

Why is 1/2 bigger than 1/3 even though the denominator is smaller on 1/2?

Let's hear some answers!

400

Create a number line that plots the point one and three-fourths 

Lets see those boards!

400

Which equation is true?

Ⓐ  2/4 = 5/12

Ⓑ  1/4 = 3/12

Ⓒ  3/4 = 3/8

Ⓓ  1/4 = 1/8

B

400

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!)

400

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!

500

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!

500

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!!!!!!!!

500

Which fraction is equivalent to 3/4? 

A.  1/3

B. 15/20

C.1/2

D.5/6

B
500

Which fraction is bigger, 6/3 or 6/5?

Lets see those boards!!!

(6/3 is bigger because that is equal to TWO wholes!)

500

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.