Unit 5

FRACTIONSAND

DECIMALS

KEY WORDS

Fraction

Student outcome: I know what a fraction is

A fraction is a number that stands for part of something.

Usually a fraction represents one of the following:

A number representing part of a set of items.

A number representing part of a whole.

Fraction Explaination

LESSON #1

http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/memg/index.html?term=Division02/Fraction/index.htmlFraction Interactive

http://www.coolmath4kids.com/fractions/fractions-01-what-are-they-01.html

Student outcome: I can find patterns in equivalent fractions

Equivalent Fractions: fractions that are “equal”http://www.coolmath4kids.com/fractions/fractions-04-equivalent-01.html

Page 167 – Connect (students will use colored counters to create = fractions)

What fraction can you find for green squares?

How many equivalent fractions can you find for green squares?

Answer: 6/12

Answer: 3/6, 2/4, 1/2

LESSON #1

Student outcome: I can find patterns in equivalent fractions

With counters how many equivalent fractions can you find for orange?

3/9

LESSON #1

Student outcome: I can find patterns in equivalent fractions

With counters how many equivalent fractions can you find for orange?

4/10

LESSON #1

Student outcome: I can find patterns in equivalent fractions

With counters how many equivalent fractions can you find for orange?

10/15

LESSON #1

Student outcome: I can find patterns in equivalent fractions

Equivalent Fractions: fractions that are “equal”

How many equivalent fractions can you find for blue?

Answer: 2 5/20, 1/4

Do you notice a pattern from the equivalent fractions?

LESSON #1

Student outcome: I can find patterns in equivalent fractions

Equivalent Fractions: fractions that are “equal”

How many equivalent fractions can you find for blue?

Answer: 3 8/16, 2,/4, 1/2

Do you notice a pattern from the equivalent fractions?

LESSON #1

Student outcome: I can find patterns in equivalent fractions

Using counters find equivalent fractions for:

12/16 4/16 5/20

Do you notice a pattern from the equivalent fractions?

LESSON #1

Student outcome: I can find patterns in equivalent fractions

What fraction does each diagram show for blue?

What pattern do the fractions show?

LESSON #1

Student outcome: I can find patterns in equivalent fractions

What pattern do you see happening to the numerator and denominator?

3 9 2 20 7 35

4 12 8 80 10 50

LESSON #1

Student outcome: I can find patterns in equivalent fractions

Equivalent Fractions Interactive

Equivalent Fractions Game

http://www.interactivestuff.org/sums4fun/efrac1.html

Equivalent Fractions Videohttp://www.learnalberta.ca/content/me5l/html/math5.html?goLesson=4

LESSON #1

http://www.learnalberta.ca/content/memg/index.html?term=Division02/Equivalent_Fractions/index.html

Student outcome: I can find patterns in equivalent fractions

Assignment

Student Practice Book: Page 68-69

Textbook: Page 168 – 169 # 1, 5, 6a, 7a, 8a, 9

LESSON #1

Student outcome: I can compare and order fractions

LESSON #2

Strategy #1: use fraction strips to compare

Student outcome: I can compare and order fractions

LESSON #2

Strategy #2: use fraction circles to compare

Student outcome: I can compare and order fractions

LESSON #2

Strategy #3: use a number line to compare

Student outcome: I can compare and order fractions

Comparing Fractions Game

LESSON #2

Strategy #4: make equivalent fractions (same denominator)

http://www.thatquiz.org/tq/practice.html?fracineq

Compare

3 2 1 3 4 25 4 3 5 6

3

Student outcome: I can compare and order fractions

LESSON #2

Using all 4 strategies to compare fractions try and solve which fraction is greater.

3/4 or 7/8

1. Fraction strips2. Fraction circles3. Number line4. Same denominator

Student outcome: I can compare and order fractions

LESSON #2

Strategy #4: make equivalent fractions (same denominator)

Assignment

Student Practice Book: Page 70-71

Textbook: Page 172 – 173 # 2, 3, 5, 7, 10, 12

Student outcome: I can understand a problem and pick a strategy to solve it.

LESSON #3

Strategies Toolkit

Connect (Page 174) Practice (Page 175) # 1, 2, 3

Student outcome: I can relate fraction to decimals with denominatorsof 10 and 100

Try to make the fraction have a denominator of 10 or 100

5/10 is 5 tenths or 0.5

9/100 is 9 hundredths or 0.09

LESSON #4

Student outcome: I can relate fraction to decimals with denominatorsof 10 and 100

What happens when the denominator is not 10 or 100?

Make an equivalent fraction that does have a denominator of 10 or 100

2/5 is equal to 4/10 or 40/100

2/4 is equal to 50/100 (any fraction with a denominator of 10)

3/4 is equal to 75/100

LESSON #4

Student outcome: I can relate fraction to decimals with denominatorsof 10 and 100

How do you change a decimal to an equivalent fraction?

0.45 =

0.8 =

0.67 =

0.10 =

LESSON #4

Student outcome: I can relate fraction to decimals with denominatorsof 10 and 100

Assignment

Student Practice Book Page 74 – 75

Textbook Page 178 – 179 # 1, 5, 6, 7, 11

LESSON #4

Student outcome: I can order and compare decimals to hundredths

LESSON #5

Lets find fractions that and their equivalent decimals using the chart below

Fraction/Decimal Gamehttp://www.venturaes.com/curriculum/HOM3/HOM3_Activity_8.html

Student outcome: I can order and compare decimals to hundredths

Explore Page 180 (work with students through explore section)

Connect Page 180-181 (discuss with students)

Assignment

Student Practice Book Page 74 – 75

Textbook Page 181 – 182 # 1, 3, 4, 6, 7,

LESSON #5