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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Show What You Know + Equivalency

For Teachers 6th
What do students understand? What gaps do they have in their understanding? How are fractions, decimals, and percents connected?
Unit Plan
PBS

Pbs: Solving Equivalent Fraction Problems: Bianca's New Pet

For Students 3rd - 5th
In the accompanying classroom activity, students use equivalent fractions to solve a problem and create word problems of their own.
Unit Plan
Education Development Center

Tune in to Learning: What's a Fraction

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Use this interactive lesson to learn about fractions. You will find equivalent fractions, compare fractions, and more. Immediate feedback is given to your answers. Links to related videos.
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Utah Education Network

Uen: Understanding Decimals

For Teachers 6th
This math game will help students understand the connection between fractions and decimals. Students will use dice, a recording sheet, and their number sense as they find equivalent fractions from decimals. During the other part of the...
Interactive
Doina Popovici

Math Play: Adding and Subtracting Fractions Game

For Students 5th - 7th
An online board game where students practice adding, subtracting, simplifying, and identifying equivalent fractions. By answering the question correctly students are able to roll the die to move forward on the board game.
Interactive
Visual Fractions

Visual Fractions: Rename in Higher Terms With Lines

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Rename fractions in higher terms with this interactive module. Number lines are used for fractional representations. Detailed instructions, practice opportunity, and immediate feedback provided for this concept....
Interactive
Other

Visual Fractions: Rename in Higher Terms With Circles

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
Practice renaming fractions in higher terms using circle fractions, in this Java applet interactive game. A simple activity for most. However, if you get stuck, see the detailed, directions and examples that are included.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Math: Introduction to Fractions

For Students 3rd - 8th Standards
On this webpage, students can study fractions including the numerator, denominator, equivalent fractions, decimals, and percents.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: College Project Wrap Up

For Teachers 6th - 8th
What have students learned about college? What questions do they still have? Students work on wrapping up and reflecting on the College Project while tackling math problems. This lesson plan includes a detailed plan, printable...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Cool Kool Aid Experiment

For Teachers 6th - 8th
This lesson allows students to practice writing and solving rates by conducting an experiment to find the best tasting Kool-Aid mixture. It gives an assessment and ideas for remediation, extension as well as ways to manage behavior...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Where Does That Fall on the Number Line?

For Teachers 6th
Where does five-thirds belong on a number line? What about 1.61? Students apply their knowledge of fractions and decimals in order to compare and order fractions and decimals.
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Introduction to Ratios

For Teachers 6th Standards
What is a ratio? How can we create equivalent ratios? Students work to express and extend relationships using ratios.
Interactive
Calculator Soup

Calculator Soup: Ratio Calculator

For Students 9th - 10th
The ratio calculator performs three types of operations and shows the steps to solve. It simplifies ratios or creates an equivalent ratio when one side of the ratio is empty, solves ratios for the one missing value when comparing ratios...
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Better Lesson

Better Lesson: Simplest Form

For Teachers 4th
Given a set of equations students will be able to explain how to reduce fractions to simplest form and determine if the given set of fractions are equivalent.