Liquid Measurment
Comparing Fractions
Fractions on a number line
Fraction Number Stories
100

Mrs. B has a filled beaker of water that holds 1000 mL. She pours some of the water into a vase. She has 200 mL left in her beaker. How much water did she pour in the vase? 

800 mL

100

Which is larger 1/5 or 1/6? 

1/5 is the larger fraction

100

0____________________________________1


Label where the 1/2 would go 

0___________l____________1

0/2              1/2                  2/2

100

Four people share 12 cookies. Show how many each person would get on your whiteboard. 

Name the fractions 

(3 cookies each) 

3/12 or 1/4

200

Which container will most likely hold a liter of water? 

a) water bottle

b) pool in your back yard

c) a big bowl 

a) water bottle

200

Write > , < or = 


3/4 _____   3/6

3/6 _____   1/2 

1) >

2) =

200

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Label the 1/2 fractions

0l_______l________l_______l_______l2

0/2.      1/2.          2/2.         3/2.       4/2

200

Julian ran for 1/3 of a mile. Lily ran for 1/5 of a mile. Who ran the greater distance? 

Julian

300

Rylan pour a beaker of 400 mL AND a beaker with 500 mL of water into a jar. He has no room left in the jar and the beakers are empty. What is the liquid volume of his jar? 

900 mL

300

Is 3/2 greater than, less than, or equal to 1? 

Greater than because 3/2 come after the 1 on the number line. 

300

0____________________________________1


Divide this number line into 4ths

0_____l_____l_____l_____l

0/4.   1/4.    2/4.    3/4.    4/4

300

Asher ride his bike for 4/8 of a mile. Thomas rode his bike for 3/6 of a mile.  Asher says he rod farther than Thomas. Explain why you agree or disagree using pictures and written explanation 

They rode the same amount because each fraction is equivalent to 1/2 

400

A eraser has a mass of about 10 grams. What is the mass of 15 erasers all together? 

150 grams

400

4 friends share  3 chocolate bars equally. How many does each friend get? 


3/4 of a bar

400

0________________1____________________2


Divide this number line into 4ths

0________________1_________________2

0____l____l____l___1____l____l____l____2

0/4  1/4  2/4  3/4  4/4.   5/4    6/4   7/4   8/4

400

Mrs. MJ has 2/3 left of a can of paint. Brendan has 5/6 of a can of paint left. Who has more paint? 

Brendan

500

There are three teachers and each has 525mL of coffee in their cup. The coffee pot holds 1600mL of coffee. Would the teachers fill it to the top if they dumped their coffee back in? 

No it would only be 1575 mL

500

Tell me which fractions are greater than 1/2 


3/5, 2/4, 3/8, 5/6, 2/8

3/5, 5/6

500

Mrs. MJ and Mrs. B both ate 1/2 of a cookie. Mrs. B says she ate more cookie than Mrs. MJ. Mrs. MJ said they ate the same amount. Use words and pictures to show how Mrs. B could be right. 

Photo shows that the wholes are not the same size. 

500

Maggie has ate 2/3 of her quesadilla. What fraction does she have left? 

1/3