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To Half or Half Not

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Jump into equivalent fractions using these fun scenarios for mathematicians to solve. First, they use geoboards to find different ways to divide a rectangle in half. Then, an alien from the planet Fractional is after one half of their candy, but scholars trick him into taking a smaller amount using equivalent fractions. There are two more cooperative games here as well as extensions and all the materials you will need.

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equivalent fractions, fraction one-half, fractions, geoboards, rectangles, polygons, quadrilaterals

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4th - 5th
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Math
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