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Using Recipes to Add Fractions and Convert Improper Fractions to Proper Fractions or Mixed Numbers
Students use recipes to add fractions and convert improper fractions to proper fractions and mixed numbers. In this fraction lesson plan, students watch a video on someone making a recipe and compare and change the recipes to fit the...
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Fractions Forever!
Middle schoolers identify proper, improper fractions, and mixed numbers. They reduce fractions to their lowest terms. They add and subtract fractions with different denominators, and multiply and divide fractions, as well as decimal...
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Fractions in Action
Investigate equivalent fractions with your class. They compare and order fractions. Then they work cooperatively in groups to experiment and problem solve with fractions using a game format. Multiple resources are provided.
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Variety of Fractions
Students play a fraction game. In this improper and mixed fractions lesson, students discuss the fractions 1/3, 4/3 and 1 1/3. Students learn about the differences between proper fractions, improper fractions and mixed fractions. ...
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Adding and Subtracting Fractions
Your learners will enjoy playing a game as a motivator to learning and remembering the adding and subtracting of fractions.
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"NSN, Fractions, Percents, Ratios, Rates" Investigations
Sixth graders engage in an investigation about the concepts related to fractions. They read, represent, compare, and order proper and improper fractions, and mixed numbers. They demonstrate an understanding of relationships involving...
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Identifying Fractions
Students explore the concept of identifying proper, improper, and mixed fractions. In this identifying fractions lesson, students identify if a fraction is improper, proper, or mixed.
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Identifying Fractions
Students identify fractions by writing proper, improper, or mixed next to the fractions given to them. In this fraction identification lesson plan, students have 20 fractions to identify.
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Improper to Proper Fraction Conversions
Pupils practice fraction conversions by solving a word problem for a recipe. In this fraction lesson, students solve a crumpet recipe word problem and worksheet. Pupils watch the crumpet recipe video and define the term top heavy...
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MS Math Dividing Fractions
Seventh graders practice dividing fractions. As a class, 7th graders review multiplication problems and then use a model for dividing whole numbers to discover how to divide fractions. After exploration, the teacher demonstrates the...
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Fractions and Mixed Numbers
Fifth graders practice working with mixed numbers and fractions. They practice conversions with problems changing fractions to mixed numbers or mixed numbers to fractions. Examples are included in the activity.
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Fraction Clue Box
Young scholars distinguish between proper and improper fractions. They create a "Character Clue Box" that represents a fraction. Fractions are picked from a hat and then groups go outside and search for items that represent their...
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Number Sense
Learners play "Fraction Line Up," a game to compare fractions with unlike denominators with the use of a deck of cards. After the game, each player explains one of the strategies that was helpful to him/her during the game. In...
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"NSN, Fractions/Decimals" Investigations
Fifth graders engage in a "layered" unit of discovery. There are three levels of potential learning opportunities, in the spirit of the 2010 Olympics in Vancouver (bronze, silver, gold). The lesson is based upon fractions.
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Math Centers
Fifth graders review the concepts of fractions: improper, mixed, proper, like denominator addition. They then review the concepts of creating pie graphs using a percent circle using manipulatives.
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Numbers, Numbers Everywhere!
Explore properties of integers! In this algebra lesson, pupils add, subtract, divide and multiply using integers correctly. They differentiate between rational and irrational numbers.
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Robot Rounding!
Students collect data on a robot and relate the behavior to prove there is an infinite minute set of numbers. In this algebra activity, students verify that there is always a number between two numbers. They analyze and make inference...