Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Division of Fractions: Using Fraction Strips

For Students 3rd - 5th Standards
Model division by a fraction using fraction strips. This video focuses on modeling division of a whole number by fractions.
Interactive
Toy Theater

Toy Theater: Fraction Strips

For Students 3rd - 5th
Use these colorful fraction strips to model fraction relationships and solve mixed fraction problems.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Subtracting Mixed Numbers

For Teachers 4th Standards
A lesson focused on subtracting mixed numbers using fraction strips and an interactive fraction pad.
Lesson Plan
Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Finding Equivalent Fractions

For Teachers 6th
Using number lines and fraction strips helps students become familiar with benchmark fractions, equivalent fractions, and comparing fractions.
Lesson Plan
Illustrative Mathematics

Illustrative Mathematics: Folding Strips of Paper

For Teachers 5th - 8th Standards
The purpose of this task is to provide students with a concrete experience they can relate to fraction multiplication. Perhaps more importantly, the task also purposefully relates length and locations of points on a number line, a common...
Activity
K-5 Math Teaching Resources

K 5 Math Teaching Resources: Exploring Equivalent Fractions [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 4th
Use fraction strips to explore equivalent fractions.
Unit Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Environment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Through 10 lessons and more than 20 hands-on activities, students are introduced to the concept of an environment and the many interactions within it. As they learn about natural and human-made environments, as well as renewable and...
Lesson Plan
University of Regina (Canada)

University of Regina: Math Central: Rational Numbers Lesson

For Teachers 9th - 10th Standards
This hands-on lesson plan discusses and explores rational numbers. Students construct personal fractional strip kits and use them to compare fractional amounts and investigate equivalence. The lesson plan includes instructions,...
Handout
Other

The Distillation Group: An Overview of the Distillation Process

For Students 9th - 10th
Use this site to learn about the basic process of industrial distillation. There is also a photo gallery to view real-world distillation plants.