Toy Factory (Set Models of Fractions)
Create a set of stuffed animals: monkeys, giraffes, and rabbits. Toys can be painted red, green, or blue. Describe the makeup of the set (animals or colors) with fractions. Arrange the toys into groups to simplify the fractions.
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Create a set of stuffed animals: monkeys, giraffes, and rabbits. Toys can be painted red, green, or blue. Describe the makeup of the set (animals or colors) with fractions. Arrange the toys into groups to simplify the fractions.
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LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Understand that a fraction shows the relationship between a part and a whole.
- See that the denominator represents the total number of equal parts in a whole.
- See that the numerator represents the number of parts being referred to.
- Use visual models to connect what fractions mean with how fractions "look."
- Learn that a fractional part of a group can be represented by two (or more) equivalent fractions.
VOCABULARY:
- denominator, equivalent, fraction, numerator, simplify
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