Fraction Artist 1 (Area Models of Fractions)
Develop understanding of fractions by making modern paintings. Find different ways to divide a canvas into equal-sized sections. Make paintings to represent simple fractions and to find fractions that are equivalent to one-half.
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Develop understanding of fractions by making modern paintings. Find different ways to divide a canvas into equal-sized sections. Make paintings to represent simple fractions and to find fractions that are equivalent to one-half.
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Use for 5 minutes a day.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Understand that a fraction represents a relationship between a part and the whole.
- Understand that the denominator of a fraction represents the number of equal parts the whole has been divided into.
- Understand that the numerator of a fraction is the number of parts being referred to.
- Compare the sizes of different fractions.
- Develop an understanding of equivalent fractions.
VOCABULARY:
- denominator, fraction, numerator
LESSON MATERIALS:
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Though this Gizmo is designed for the elementary grades, there are a number of useful applications for it... (more) on the middle school level.
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