Fractions

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  1. Fraction fiddle: tool
    Learning objects

    L2800 Fraction fiddle: tool

    • Published 10/04/2020
    • TLF-ID L2800

    Use a tool to explore what happens when you change the numerals in a fraction. Compare two fractions and find out which is larger. For example, decide whether 4/3 is larger than 7/5. Build the two fractions. Compare the fractions on a number line. A handy tool for use on an interactive whiteboard.

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  2. Equivalent fractions pointer

    M012000 Equivalent fractions pointer

    • Published 01/09/2012
    • TLF-ID M012000

    This is an interactive resource about fractions. It presents students with a fraction and its equivalent visual representations as both the shaded portion of a shape and as the location on a number line. Students are also presented with two other empty shapes, and are required to divide each blank shape into equal portions and add colour to the portions to create a fraction equivalent to the given fraction. As students fill in the portions of a shape with colour, an arrow linking the shape to the number line indicates the fraction being represented. Students can choose from drop-down menus to work with squares or circles and to create one or two equivalent fractions.

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  3. Fraction fiddle: shoot the hoop
    Learning objects

    L2805 Fraction fiddle: shoot the hoop

    • Published 10/04/2020
    • TLF-ID L2805

    Help a girl to throw her ball through a hoop. Build two fractions to make a total of one whole. Complete the denominator of a fraction (at least one fraction may have a fixed numerator). For example, work out how many tenths can be added to three-fifths to total one whole. Look at fraction bars and a number line to compare the two fractions and their total. This learning object is one in a series of seven objects.

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  4. Kick the goal: add proper fractions 1: assessment
    Assessment resource

    L9811 Kick the goal: add proper fractions 1: assessment

    • Published 10/04/2020
    • TLF-ID L9811

    Test your understanding of fractions by creating pairs that would add up to a target number. Target numbers can be whole numbers or proper fractions. For example, work out what fraction to add to four-fifths to total one whole. There are six tasks to complete. View and print a report of your results. This assessment object is one in a series of four objects.

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  5. Fraction fiddle: comparing unit fractions
    Learning objects

    L2802 Fraction fiddle: comparing unit fractions

    • Published 17/03/2016
    • TLF-ID L2802

    Two kiwis each gobble up part of a worm. Identify which bird ate the most. For example, decide whether one-third (1/3) is larger than one-quarter (1/4). Build the fraction that each bird ate. Compare the fractions on a number line. Check which fraction is bigger. This learning object is one in a series of seven objects.

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  6. Dynamic fractions
    Learning objects

    L134 Dynamic fractions

    • Published 10/04/2020
    • TLF-ID L134

    Use a tool to explore how to express fractions and display them in different ways. Create a grid with a number of rectangles ranging from 1 to 100 (up to a 10x10 array). Select boxes within the grid and view or enter corresponding fractions and their equivalents. Interact with a dynamic number line to express fractions differently. Change display options to set task difficulty. Make your own question and answer games.

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